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deputy chief of policy with Mayor Michelle Wu
Very unexpectedly moved by the crowd at Mikie Sherrill's victory party chanting The New Colossus in unison
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Very unexpectedly moved by the crowd at Mikie Sherrill's victory party chanting The New Colossus in unison
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
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Wu: #Boston and the Boston Foundation starting a fund to help 140,000 Bostonians who get SNAP benefits to afford food. Starting with $1 million in seed funding. BPS, BHA will be alerting people how to get aid, 311 operators trained on resources.
boston.gov/snap
boston.gov/snap
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wu: #Boston and the Boston Foundation starting a fund to help 140,000 Bostonians who get SNAP benefits to afford food. Starting with $1 million in seed funding. BPS, BHA will be alerting people how to get aid, 311 operators trained on resources.
boston.gov/snap
boston.gov/snap
Cutting the ribbon at the renovated PJK!
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Cutting the ribbon at the renovated PJK!
“They’ve set a model for how it should be done going forward,” said Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at @hsph.harvard.edu
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A tiny device is identifying invisible health hazards in Boston schools - The Boston Globe
Boston Public Schools is using a nation-leading network of air quality sensors to improve classroom air.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“They’ve set a model for how it should be done going forward,” said Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at @hsph.harvard.edu
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Families shouldn’t have to worry about missing food benefits because of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and authority to ensure November #SNAP benefits go out on time. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits
Nearly two-thirds of the funds needed for a full month of benefits are available in SNAP’s contingency fund and must be used when regular funding for SNAP runs short. The Administration must release t...
www.cbpp.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Families shouldn’t have to worry about missing food benefits because of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and authority to ensure November #SNAP benefits go out on time. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
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Rafaela with a walkoff double. The Red Sox are in the playoffs.
September 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Incredible day celebrating the opening of the new @bostonschools.boston.gov Carter School—an international model of what it looks like to design with and for our kids with complex disabilities & medical needs.
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Incredible day celebrating the opening of the new @bostonschools.boston.gov Carter School—an international model of what it looks like to design with and for our kids with complex disabilities & medical needs.
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@billmckibben.bsky.social on three progressive candidates who are paving a new way forward for the Democratic Party.
Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party?
Zohran Mamdani isn’t the only candidate challenging the status quo—and having fun doing it.
www.newyorker.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@billmckibben.bsky.social on three progressive candidates who are paving a new way forward for the Democratic Party.
2 million adults in Massachusetts experience hunger every year, but luckily they won’t realize it if they don’t read it in a USDA-ERS report
September 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
2 million adults in Massachusetts experience hunger every year, but luckily they won’t realize it if they don’t read it in a USDA-ERS report
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It’s time to vote and show the world: Boston is not for sale, and we’ll keep fighting for our families and our future.
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s time to vote and show the world: Boston is not for sale, and we’ll keep fighting for our families and our future.
May we all go through our days with the confidence of the kids at the Trotter Elementary School ✨
@bostonschools.boston.gov
@bostonschools.boston.gov
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
May we all go through our days with the confidence of the kids at the Trotter Elementary School ✨
@bostonschools.boston.gov
@bostonschools.boston.gov
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In one of the debates in New York mayor's race, Mamdani (and Lander) both praised Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She has been one of the most passionate voices defending cities and urban life as Trump trashes them. And she's stayed popular in way Brandon Johnson has not. newrepublic.com/article/1997...
This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effective—and Popular
Zohran Mamdani has pointed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as a model. There are many good reasons why.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In one of the debates in New York mayor's race, Mamdani (and Lander) both praised Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She has been one of the most passionate voices defending cities and urban life as Trump trashes them. And she's stayed popular in way Brandon Johnson has not. newrepublic.com/article/1997...
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Commonwealth Kitchen cooking up some locally grown kale pesto for the upcoming @bostonschools.boston.gov school year 😋
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Commonwealth Kitchen cooking up some locally grown kale pesto for the upcoming @bostonschools.boston.gov school year 😋
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We just broke ground (wall!) to start construction at Boston’s newest office-to-residential housing conversion! This project will create 77 new homes—including 15 income-restricted units—in Fort Point.
July 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We just broke ground (wall!) to start construction at Boston’s newest office-to-residential housing conversion! This project will create 77 new homes—including 15 income-restricted units—in Fort Point.
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Boston doesn’t need a Blue Dog Democrat mayor in the MAGA era
July 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Boston doesn’t need a Blue Dog Democrat mayor in the MAGA era
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The City of Boston has issued its first FOIA request of ICE.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting records related to enforcement actions within our city and information on certain ICE policies.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting records related to enforcement actions within our city and information on certain ICE policies.
![June 13, 2025
FOIA Officer
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Freedom of Information Act Office
500 12th Street SW, Stop 5009
Washington, D.C. 20536-5009
Email: ICE-FOIA@ice.dhs.gov
RE: FOIA Request Concerning Federal Immigration Enforcement Activity in the City of Boston
Dear FOIA Officer,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, et seq., issued in
accordance with Mayor Michelle Wu’s Executive Order
“Affirming the Due Process Rights of Bostonians
and Seeking Information on Immigration Enforcement,
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signed June 10, 2025. The City of Boston
respectfully requests the following information regarding federal immigration enforcement activity
conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)1 within the City of Boston.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
The City of Boston seeks any and all records2 prepared, received, transmitted, collected, and/or
maintained by ICE that address, describe, refer, or relate to immigration enforcement, arrest, detention, or
removal actions, civil or criminal (collectively,
“enforcement actions”), in the City of Boston on or after
January 20, 2025, including any and all records reflecting, for each such action:
All Form I-200s, Form I-205s, Form I-213s, and Form I-247s;
The date, time, and location of the enforcement action;
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![The name(s) of all individual(s) targeted, arrested, detained, or otherwise subject to the
enforcement action, including any individual(s) not designated as a target prior to the
enforcement action (sometimes referred to by ICE as “collateral” targets);
The basis for the enforcement action, as reflected in records including but not limited to judicial
warrants, administrative warrants, or internal ICE approvals preceding the enforcement action,
and the basis for the arrest of any “collateral” targets;
A description of the enforcement action(s), such as by incident report or comparable post-action
records;
The alleged immigration violation(s), and/or criminal conviction(s) or pending criminal charge(s)
related to the target(s) of the enforcement action, and any records that indicate whether those
violations were known to ICE at the time of arrest;
The detention location(s) and any transfer(s) locations of individual(s) arrested or detained by
ICE;
The administrative proceedings, court proceedings, removal proceedings, or other immigration
administrative and/or judicial process for any individuals arrested or detained by ICE, and the
status of those processes;
Current immigration status of the individual(s) arrested (i.e., humanitarian parole, deferred action,
special immigrant juvenile, etc.); and
Complaints, investigations, or disciplinary actions related to the enforcement action.
The City of Boston also seeks any and all policies, directives, memoranda, guidance, field manuals,
standard operating procedures, checklists, and training modules prepared, modified, issued, or reissued by
ICE on or after January 20, 2025, reflecting ICE policy and practice with respect to:
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The use of, or limitations on the use of, race, ethnicity, national origin, or physical appearance in
initiating contact with or arresting individuals;
The use of, or limitations on the use of, face masks or other manners of obscuring the identity of
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June 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The City of Boston has issued its first FOIA request of ICE.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting records related to enforcement actions within our city and information on certain ICE policies.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting records related to enforcement actions within our city and information on certain ICE policies.
Finance Super Bowl!
This AAA ratings helps Boston continue to fund close to 200 capital projects: renovations at schools, parks, & playgrounds, along with new libraries, community centers, and pools, and energy improvement and infrastructure projects.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/b...
This AAA ratings helps Boston continue to fund close to 200 capital projects: renovations at schools, parks, & playgrounds, along with new libraries, community centers, and pools, and energy improvement and infrastructure projects.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/b...
Boston’s finances are strong, despite looming challenges, ratings agencies say. - The Boston Globe
Despite threats both to the value of downtown office towers and to federal research funding that flows through the city, Boston’s economy is among the strongest in the country, two premier credit rati...
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May 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Finance Super Bowl!
This AAA ratings helps Boston continue to fund close to 200 capital projects: renovations at schools, parks, & playgrounds, along with new libraries, community centers, and pools, and energy improvement and infrastructure projects.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/b...
This AAA ratings helps Boston continue to fund close to 200 capital projects: renovations at schools, parks, & playgrounds, along with new libraries, community centers, and pools, and energy improvement and infrastructure projects.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/b...
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A big day for BPS and Madison Park!
We signed a new Project Labor Agreement with the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions and the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters that delivers union jobs, child care benefits, & pathways to trades careers for Black & brown young people.
We signed a new Project Labor Agreement with the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions and the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters that delivers union jobs, child care benefits, & pathways to trades careers for Black & brown young people.
May 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A big day for BPS and Madison Park!
We signed a new Project Labor Agreement with the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions and the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters that delivers union jobs, child care benefits, & pathways to trades careers for Black & brown young people.
We signed a new Project Labor Agreement with the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions and the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters that delivers union jobs, child care benefits, & pathways to trades careers for Black & brown young people.