The mayor also called for expanding the middle class and protecting the environment.

Boston's mayor says he’s concerned about federal funding for local housing and public health programs.

At a three hour session on Tuesday, members of the public told Boston's City Council Education Committee their voices aren't being heard.

Boston may be getting its first recreational marijuana shop early next year, according to Mayor Marty Walsh.

Activists want Mayor Walsh to cancel the BPD's participation in an annual training seminar in Israel they say promotes militarized responses to public safety concerns.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh presented a wide-ranging proposal to brace the city for rising sea levels and coastal flooding due to climate change.

Boston's mayor said the city needs to act to prevent rising sea levels that will cause billions of dollars in damage to the city.

The Institute for Policy Studies wants the city to levy a tax on high-end real estate transactions over $2.5 million. Mayor Marty Walsh says he plans to look at his policies affecting high-end construction, but isn’t interested in such a tax.

It's been some two years since Boston Mayor Marty Walsh promised to shine light on city lobbying — but on Thursday, he killed a Council measure to enact it.

Excluding the 'millionaires' tax' from the November ballot is a blow to Democrats, what's it mean for Gov. Charlie Baker?