Congressman Barney Frank and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino are also scheduled to speak Wednesday night.
At least four high-profile Massachusetts politicians will address delegates in North Carolina next week.
Hopefully, you have the day off from labor. See what's open and what's closed.
Congressional candidate Matt Temperley will chat live on Patch on Thursday, Aug. 30.
The move is part of a legislature-approved reorganization of the Department of Transportation board structure.
It's a $150 fine to clog up an intersection by moving into it when you can't get all the way across. The city has targeted 18 intersections for special enforcement.
Massachusetts now has 1.25 million acres of protected parks and wildlife habitats.
Republicans Matt Temperley and Joseph Selvaggi will face off in the Sept. 6 primary election to challenge U.S. Rep Stephen Lynch in the 8th Congressional District.
Many of the protesters who came out on Monday say they were pleased with the Tampa Police
O'Malley, who represents JP and West Roxbury on City Council, teaming up with the Parkway Running Club.
Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson is looking to learn about offering paperless voter registration—and be able to do it Facebook, too.
The state is deciding if other Boston neighborhoods will get the treatment Jamaica Plain is receiving — tearing down 1950s-era overpasses in favor of surface roads.
After 16 months of discussing the 2010 US Census results, the Boston City Council passed a redistricting map that tries to keep as many neighborhoods in one district as possible. JP's district councilor, Matt O'Malley, voted for the new map.
“Happy hour is a very bad thing for our industry," says one.
Electronic boards tell riders at South Station when the next train will arrive. The program will be rolled out slowly to all branches except the Green Line.
With 20 percent of city service requests coming from residents' smart phones, the mobile app is changing the way residents communicate with local government.
Boston Redevelopment Authority will only allow project if it includes a supermarket.
The $1.5 billion transportation bond bill helps build infrastructure that strengthens the state’s economy over the long term, governor says.
Patch asked their political influencers to react to the news Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney's running mate.
Patch asked their political influencers state-wide to react to the news Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney's running mate.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has made Wiconsin Representative Paul Ryan his vice presidential choice.
It's now illegal to not tell temporary workers how much they will be paid or where they will be working.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge offers opportunity to reward Boston for innovation.
The bill will peg spending on health care to the state economy's growth.
This week's story about possible fines for landlords got one JP resident thinking about other solutions — like fining management companies that don't fix noise problems.
Bill could nullify the need for the issue to be on the ballot this fall.
Boston City Councilors want a new tool to deal with problem tenants and property owners.
The tax break was part of a larger economic development bill the Legislature passed Tuesday.
The Department of Transportation claims it will save $422,000 by transitioning the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Turnpike, MassHighway and other agencies to 857-DOT numbers.
One positive aspect of Wi-Fi hotspots across the city would be providing access to those who cannot afford access to the Internet.
See how Boston's most politically-active professions donated so far this presidential campaign.
Patrick calls the bill — which JP Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz voted against — "a good start."
Legislators decide to take the bottle bill amendment — which would expand the kinds of bottles that can be recycled for cash — out of the jobs act.
The governor on Saturday sent the anti-crime bill back to the Legislature.