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For years, mothers were reported to DCF simply for taking addiction medication. Massachusetts lawmakers are seeking to end that.

The proposal pushed by Massachusetts House leaders would offer a dramatic shift in the state’s approach to child welfare reporting.

Negotiators appear to have deal on legislation that would make Mass. 49th state to outlaw ‘revenge porn’

Nithya Badrinath, policy director of Jane Doe Inc., one of the organizations pushing for the bill’s enactment, said there had been “chatter that some deal is going to come out soon” in recent weeks.

‘We do not have the luxury to wait.’ With delayed school closure plan, Mayor Wu draws criticism, sympathy on tough issue.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s approach to school closures underscores that even as she aims to lead a new kind of administration, she can’t avoid the challenges that dogged her predecessors.

Boston-area beaches ‘among the safest’ water quality for beachgoers in 2023, advocacy group says

The overall water quality rating for Boston Harbor-region beaches was 86 percent in 2023, according to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s annual Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card.

Mayor Michelle Wu vetoes changes to police, fire budgets made by City Council, frustrating some members

The council had cut down Wu’s proposed increases to the Boston Police Department by around $3 million, and the Boston Fire Department by about $735,000.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

In the abhorrent Karen Read circus, the forgotten victims

The two teens John O’Keefe was raising before prosecutors say Read killed him have already known enough pain for a lifetime.

City Council approves $15 million of line item changes to Wu’s $4.6 billion budget plan for next year

After contentious deliberations, the council also voted to approve more than $450 million for capital projects, but delayed making a decision on the Boston Public Schools budget.

In a win for Mayor Wu, Boston City Council passes controversial property tax proposal

While a necessary step, the council vote is not the end of the debate; the proposal, which would give Wu the power to temporarily increase commercial property tax rates, requires sign-off by the state Legislature.