The proposal cuts out increased funding for early education, one of the centerpieces of Patrick's plan.
The mayor says his proposed $2.6 billion fiscal year 2014 budget is prudent.
The District 8 representative joins fellow city councilors John Connolly, Felix Arroyo and Rob Consalvo as announced candidates.
City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo has entered his name into Boston’s crowded race to become the next mayor.
The Massachusetts special primary is coming up on April 30.
The former Boston City Council president has ruled out joining the mayoral race.
Candidates for U.S. Senate Democratic nomination squared off in Lowell on Monday.
Bill Walczak co-founded the Codman Square Health Center and Codman Academy Charter Public School.
The District 5 representative threw his hat into the ring this week.
Protesters urged lawmakers not to pass Gov. Patrick's proposed gun control bill.
Representatives from several city departments will attend a meeting hosted by the Charlestown Neighborhood Council on Wednesday, April 17.
The Suffolk County District Attorney declared his candidacy on Wednesday afternoon.
The new proposal would create $500 million in new revenue over the next five years.
State party believes congressman is using taxpayer-funded resources for his campaign among other complaints, Boston Herald reports.
The city is looking to hire people to staff all polling stations, especially bilingual speakers.
The program aims to keep a closer look at who is using welfare, how it is being used and to restore public trust in the office.
Three bills seeks now in the Joint Committee on the Judiciary would make public the names of lower-level sex offenders.
This year, several neighborhood's street sweeping days will align with trash and recycling days.
Menino said he feels humbled and grateful to have served as mayor of Boston "during its best days."
After 20 years of serving as mayor of Boston, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced on Thursday he would not seek re-election.
GOP and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate debated Wednesday night at the Channel 5 studios in Needham.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is considering a change to Charlestown's zoning regulations regarding off-street parking for new small residential developments.
The Patrick administration announced this week that 31 state boards have adopted new procedures to enable military members to transfer their skills to the civilian world.
Filed this session, the bill seeks to update and modernize the state’s wiretap law, which has remained unchanged since 1968.
DA Conley: Massachusetts has some very strong and sensible gun legislation, but the great majority of gun crimes here are committed with firearms from states with looser laws.
With $18.1 million spent before Tuesday's storm, Boston has spent more than its budgeted amount for snow removal this winter.
A letter to the editor from Brett Rhyne.
The area was closed to the public after Sept. 11, 2001, but Gov. Deval Patrick has said he wants to make the State House's iconic statue of JFK available once more.
All but nine senior staff members at the Boston Redevelopment Authority will receive their first raise in five years.
City councilors discussed the possibility this week, and a private exploratory committee is pushing for the opportunity.
State Rep Daniel Winslow, former US attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and former Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez discussed a wide-range of issues in the hour-long debate
At a recent hearing, State Transportation Secretary Richard Davey outlined some aspects of Gov. Deval Patrick’s 10-year transportation budget plan and included the need for new revenues.
The event was organized by Campaign for Our Communities, a coalition of more than 120 organizations across the commonwealth.
The last day to register to vote or change your voting address or party affiliation for the April 30 primary is April 10.
Sen. Robert Hedlund asked for a prompt hearing on his bill regulating drone use in Massachusetts.
The program also allows users to develop their own plan and see its effects on their tax bill.
Boston City Councilors Stephen Murphy and Tito Jackson want to update the way people can pay parking meters and bills in the city.
Fare hikes and service cuts are a few options T officials have proposed in an effort to close the $130 million budget deficit in 2014.
The forum is set for Tuesday at Stonehill College.