Officials across Greater Boston say they’re trying to overcome loads of “misinformation” amid President Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown, with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu accusing
Wu, who has said she will not take a formal maternity leave, gave birth to her daughter just over two weeks ago.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been called upon to testify at an upcoming hearing on so-called "sanctuary cities."
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was one of four mayors called before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to testify on their status as sanctuary cities.
"We are not forced to participate in their actions just as they are not asked to carry out filling potholes and other things like that."
Developers will face fines for any carbon emissions emitted by forthcoming buildings that are planned for at least 20,000 square feet.
Mayor Michelle Wu, facing the possibility of Boston losing millions in federal dollars, on Tuesday spoke after being asked to testify at a sanctuary cities hearing on Capitol Hill.
The Boston mayor is “evaluating” a letter she received Monday from U.S. Rep. James Comer, asking her to testify in a federal hearing investigating her noncompliance with federal immigration policy.
Dozens of people rallied at the State House in support of the Safe Communities Act, which would further limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities in Massachusetts.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Boston mayor Michelle Wu, who just welcomed her third child. She's the first Boston mayor to give birth while in office.
A new fund is providing up to $5,000 to Boston families who have an immediate family member who died from an opioid overdose.