Politics

Mayor Wu made the announcement via BlueSky Friday morning.

Micah Q. Jones switched his party affiliation from Democrat to unenrolled to Republican after moving to Massachusetts.

Secretary of State's reelection could stretch secretary's tenure into fifth decade

A majority of the Massachusetts Senate wrote to the governor and attorney general last week urging them to prepare for potential situations in which the Bay State could prosecute a federal official who is accused of abusing their authority here.

A judge dismissed the case against Chulan Huang, former neighborhood business manager for Boston’s Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion

Some of the state's legislators on Capitol Hill argue that the controversial agency is tainted beyond repair.

The discussion comes as state lawmakers weigh a bill from Gov. Maura Healey to block immigration arrests in courthouses, schools and hospitals.

A ruling from the state's highest court may not be announced until June

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol officers.

The symbolic move puts the council on the record at a fraught moment in national politics.