Fernandes Anderson defies calls for resignation; ethics committee idea gets tepid response on City Council
The arrest of Fernandes Anderson spurred discussion of whether Boston City Council should create its own committee to oversee ethics.
Tania Fernandes Anderson attends Boston City Council meeting, says she's not resigning despite charges
Tania Fernandes Anderson says she's not resigning from the Boston City Council despite the charges against her.
City councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson must pay $5,000 to keep her court-appointed lawyer, judge rules
In federal court on Friday, Fernandes Anderson, whose yearly council salary is $115,000, said she could not afford to hire her own attorney.
‘I say onward’: Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson defies calls to resign, returns to work
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson believes that she can continue to do her job despite calls for her resignation.
Boston considers ethics committee after city councilor’s arrest on corruption charges
At the first Boston City Council meeting since Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested by federal authorities and accused of running a kickback scheme, fellow Councilor Ed Flynn proposed creating a new committee focused on ethics.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson defies calls to resign amid public corruption charges
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson defied calls to resign from her six-figure job amid federal public corruption charges that allege she ripped off thousands of dollars from taxpayers, saying she remains committed to her work.
For some cash-strapped Bostonians, property tax hike will make a costly city costlier
For lower-income homeowners, next year's 10.4 percent property tax increase will amount to another living expense in a place ...
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The posturing and position-setting begins for Minnesota GOP, DFL legislative leaders
Minnesota legislative leaders face challenges ahead of 2025 session, navigating tight margins, budget deficits, and partisan ...
Boston Mayor Wu knocks Senate for killing tax shift bill, City Council sets rates
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a swipe at the state Senate for killing her plan to hike commercial tax rates, while the City ...
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As session nears, status of a Minnesota lawmaker facing criminal charges remains a flashpoint
Sen. Nicole Mitchell has upcoming court hearings in a burglary charge ahead of a trial that would start soon after 2025 ...
Fernandes Anderson returns to work as potential challengers line up for her seat
Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson led a virtual hearing Monday, just days after being arrested for an alleged kickback ...
“Bewitched” Child Star Erin Murphy Reveals Who Was the Better TV Dad: Dick York or Dick Sargent (Exclusive)
The former child star, who played young Tabitha Stephens, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about the beloved show's 60th ...
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2025 legislative session nearly a ‘tie-fecta’
Minnesota Legislature convenes in January, the last two years of the DFL “trifecta” will be a not-so-distant memory. With the ...
Editorial: Transparency Mayor Wu’s best bet after tax shift debacle
The Wu train had a signal failure this week as Boston’s mayor saw her controversial tax shift proposal derail in the Senate.
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Erin E. Murphy is a professor at NYU School of Law and an expert in DNA forensics. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School. In addition to scholarly journals, her writing has appeared in ...
Wu deserves credit for free museum program expansion
The two city councilors who first raised the issue of those students excluded from the program and continued to press the ...