After recount, Senator Brownsberger defeats Boston Mayor Wu-backed challenger

A two-day recount found State Sen. William Brownsberger defeated Daniel Lander, a former senior aide to Boston Mayor Michelle ...

Boston Mayor Wu’s selective way of sharing plan to jumpstart housing production draws criticism

A new housing proposal from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu raised eyebrows when it was rolled out to a limited audience, rather than shared broadly across the city, prompting criticism from a councilor who ...

Mayor Wu faces fired-up crowd in Mattapan over Blue Hill Avenue plan

MATTAPAN — Strong emotions continued to swirl around the proposed plan to redesign a traffic-snarled thoroughfare through the heart of Boston’s Black communities as authorities presented a fresh ...
The Harvard Crimson

Wu Says Boston Won’t Follow New York’s Lead in Restricting AI in Public Schools

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 signaled Wednesday that the city will not follow New York City and other “peer cities” in ...

Deadlocked race between Senator Brownsberger and Boston Mayor Wu-backed challenger headed for a recount

The deadlocked race between state Sen. William Brownsberger and Daniel Lander, a former senior aide to Mayor Michelle Wu, is ...

Wu’s Big Gamble: Betting against Beacon Hill was always going to be tough

(*This analysis was updated at 1:56 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept, 2, 2026 to reflect Persis Yu’s victory in her state Senate ...

‘Ambitious but possible’: Wu plans on new tax breaks, reworked zoning to tackle Boston housing crisis

Over her five years in office, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has pledged to rein in the city’s sky-high cost of housing, to little ...
WBUR

Brownsberger hangs on in state senate recount after challenge from Lander, a Wu-backed candidate

Will Brownsberger is poised to return to the Massachusetts state Senate after a recount affirmed his slim Democratic primary ...
GBH

Wu upbeat on legislative losses, says results show voters are ‘tired of the status quo’

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said two progressive challengers who she backed in this year’s state Senate primaries delivered an ...
WBUR

Wu backed progressive challengers in Tuesday's primary. The results were mixed

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wasn’t on the ballot Tuesday but she had plenty riding on the primary. For months, Wu has been ...

Mayor Wu urges Boston parking operators to turn away ICE leasing requests

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is calling on the owners of local parking lots and garages to reject requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to lease their facilities. The mayor sent a letter ...
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Boston’s election overhaul: iPads, better training and a new director

The city of Boston is modernizing its election system after a mismanaged 2024 election prompted Massachusetts officials to place the city’s elections office under state oversight. Boston Mayor ...