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City Council considering a tax on sugary drinks

Boston City Councilor will introduce "Sugar Tax" on Wednesday

It could cost you more to get a soda soon. The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks, saying the money on unhealthy beverages can be put to good use. City Councilor Sharon Durkan plans to bring the tax idea before the Boston City Council on Wednesday to start the conversation about what rates would look like.

Boston Herald on MSN · 1h

Boston City Council sugary drink tax push met with bitter reception

The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks.

The Boston Globe · 6h

Could Boston implement a sugary drink tax? Some City Councilors want to explore the idea.

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan proposed the idea as a way to promote healthier habits among residents and also raise additional revenue for the city.

Boston.com on MSN · 2h

City Council to weigh new tax on sugary drinks

A tax on sugary drinks could fund important programs and improve public health, Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan is arguing.

WHDH · 3h

Boston city councilor proposing sugar tax on sweetened drinks

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan is requesting a hearing to propose a tax on sugary drinks in attempt to improve public health<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to Third child, a girl

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Mayor Michelle Wu added 300 new positions to Boston City Hall amid budget crunch

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in her first term has hired 301 new employees with a third of them earning more than $100,000, as she’s renewed her legislative push for tax relief for homeowners while budget cuts have been raised as an alternative.

MassLive · 1d

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gives birth to 3rd child, a girl

The mayor welcomed a baby girl Monday. Both she and her newborn “are in good health," a city spokesperson said.

The Boston Globe · 8h

Wu baby: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shares new photos of baby Mira

Wu made history again this week when she gave birth to her third child, baby girl Mira Wu Pewarski, on Monday.

Boston City Council passes home rule petition to expand property tax breaks for eligible senior homeowners

The home rule petition uses the same language that's included in Mayor Michelle Wu's revived property tax proposal for ...

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Boston councilor pitches soda tax aimed at improving residents' health

A tax of 2 cents per ounce of sugar drinks could raise $20-30 million annually for the city while dissuading people from ...

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Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 offers lessons for future of city's waterfront

Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 offers a bizarre, if grim, annual reminder of a freak accident in the city's North End. And one researcher suggests that looking back at the waterfront incident ...

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Nonbinary Worcester City Councilor takes leave of absence, cites transphobia including a colleague calling them ‘it’

Nguyen, the first nonbinary person elected in the state, will take a month off "to prioritize (their) mental and emotional ...

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Is Boston or Portland a better food city? How they fared on Tripadvisor's annual ranking

Annette Tzouvelis (left) and Joanna K. Tzouvelis, food and dining reporter for Wicked Local at Old Wive's Tale, the speakeasy ...

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White Stadium project opponent says City of Boston can renovate venue for BPS for ‘fraction of the cost’

The private nonprofit that protects Franklin Park says the city of Boston can renovate White Stadium as a “high-quality, ...

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Luxury in the City: What you can get for nearly $7 million-plus

Love to read? The Gambrel Victorian at 2 Garden Terrace in Cambridge's Observatory Hill neighborhood features a two-story ...

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