By Melissa Nann Burke, The chant that greeted Mary Sheffield on Detroit’s primary election night rang true Tuesday: “First female mayor! First female mayor!” ...

Sheffield, 38, is part of a rising number of Black female mayors elected to lead large U.S. cities in recent years, a ...

After generations in supporting roles, Black women are now leading some of America’s largest cities and reshaping how cities ...

Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia publicized her bid for Council president, thrusting the typical backroom negotiations into the public eye while citing a desire to disrupt a process that has ...

But the US Department of Agriculture has refused to dip into other funds to make full food stamp payments for November.

But with relative quiet in Boston amid the national noise, the Herald wanted to take the opportunity in From the Archives to reflect on mayors past (and present) – asking our audience: Who was ...

PLANS TO SPEND HER NEXT TERM. SHARMAN MY BEST FRIEND. WELL, SHE STARTED OUT BY THANKING HER SUPPORTERS. I WANT TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE STAGE RIGHT NOW. CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE HENRY SANTANA IS ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city is powerless to stop a state contractor’s controversial plan to convert a former West Roxbury nursing home into a homeless shelter for families and migrants as ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered the city’s first “State of the Schools” address Tuesday night, an optimistic speech focusing on the district’s achievements, announcing a couple new goals and ...

Former Boston mayor Marty Walsh is endorsing Alexandra Valdez in the Boston City Council at-large race, two weeks ahead of the city’s general election on Nov. 4. Valdez is a mother, Dominican ...

Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is heading for a second four-year term, after running unopposed in the Nov. 4 mayoral election. Wu, 40, became the first woman and person of color elected to lead ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a "State of the Schools" address in a packed auditorium at Josiah Quincy Upper School, Tuesday night. It was the first of its kind for the city that created the first ...