Tag: Home Rule Petition
Government

Voters may Soon be Allowed to Sign Multiple City Candidates Nomination Papers

If you have signed nomination papers for a Boston City Council or Mayoral candidate in the past, you may remember that signing more than one candidates nomination papers is prohibited. That restriction may be loosened now that Mayor Walsh’s home-rule petition on the issue was passed by the Boston City Council this week. “The home-rule petition would allow Read More…
Food & Drink Government

City Councilor Pressley Seeks to Remove State Cap on Alcohol Licenses

The Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at 2:00 PM in the Council Chambers on the 5th floor of City Hall. The subject of the hearing is a Home Rule Petition filed by At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley seeking changes to the way alcohol Read More…