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Boston City Council: Who is running and how to vote
Local News Boston’s preliminary municipal election will take place on Sept. 12. Boston City Hall Plaza. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Election season in Boston is in full swing, with the city’s preliminary municipal election coming up on Sept. 12. Residents will be able to vote for candidates running to represent Districts 3, 5, 6, and 7 […]
City Council delay on Mass. and Cass vote is ‘disappointing,’ Wu says
Local News Mayor Michelle Wu introduced a plan to clear encampments around Mass. and Cass in August. City Council is nearing a deadline to vote on it. A person peers from a tent on Southampton Street in an area known as Mass and Cass. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Almost two months after announcing a major plan […]
GOP’s Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker and colleagues seek other options
Politics Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), after a vote for House speaker on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Al Drago/The New York Times By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press October 18, 2023 | 4:42 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial […]
The House is set to vote on a new speaker. Here’s what to know.
Politics GOP lawmakers are expected to rally their votes behind Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker despite reluctance from some who are wary of his hardline approach. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee arrives as House Republicans meet behind closed doors to try to unite around him as their new nominee […]
McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote
Politics Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI, […]