The 2019 November city council election saw the most diverse council in Boston’s history elected. Minority candidates will make up a majority of the Boston City Council for the first time in the council’s history. The majority of the council will be women and seven of the 13 councilors will be people of color. Julia Read More…
Boston voters went to the polls for the preliminary municipal election on Tuesday, September 24. Popular at-large city councilor Michelle Wu topped the ballot with the most votes and will appear on the November 5 ballot. The race for the four at-large city councilor positions will see eight candidates on the November ballot. Along with Read More…
As the leader of a community health center already challenged by a statewide nursing shortage, we are joining the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers in opposing Question 1. The proposed mandated nurse staffing levels at hospitals would drain nurses from community-based primary care settings. It is at these community-based settings that critical preventive and Read More…