The Boston City Council took up consequential items at its meeting on Nov. 15. Discussion topics included expanding voting rights, welcoming a guaranteed income program, instituting an anti-bullying policy within the city council, and requesting a report on illegal firearms trafficking in Boston.
Councilor Kendra Lara proposed an order to extend voting rights to all legal residents of Boston, allowing non-citizens who live in Boston the ability to vote in municipal elections.
Lara shared words from her maiden speech to the council, which she said ring truer today than they did two years ago.“In the United States, we believe in a […]
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