Marty Walsh

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said during a White House press briefing that employers added more than 900,000 jobs in March and spoke in favor of raising the federal minimum wage.

On Wednesday, Kim Janey was sworn in as Boston’s acting mayor, making her the first female and first person of color to take the office.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey arrived at Boston City Hall on Tuesday for her first full day as the city’s executive, in what former Mayor Marty Walsh called a “smooth transition” between administrations. Janey became the first woman and the first person of color to hold the city’s top job at the 55th time of asking Monday night. Janey wrote...

Marty Walsh was sworn in as the U.S. secretary of Labor Tuesday evening, hours after flying to Washington from Boston. Walsh stepped down as Boston’s mayor on Monday night after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination on a bipartisan basis. Walsh was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, with Walsh’s partner Lorrie Higgins and chief of staff Dan...

He officially resigned as mayor at 9 p.m., when City Council President Kim Janey became acting mayor.

Kim Janey became acting mayor of Boston Monday night, becoming the first woman and the first person of color to hold the city’s top job at the 55th time of asking. Janey, who’s been president of the Boston City Council, takes over for Marty Walsh, who was confirmed by the Senate Monday as President Joe Biden’s labor secretary and...

Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh flew to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning after an emotional goodbye to the city, while Acting Mayor Kim Janey began her first day in the role.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is joining the Biden administration as the secretary of Labor after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 68-29 on Monday.

Marty Walsh resigned as Boston’s mayor Monday after being confirmed as the new U.S. labor secretary under President Joe Biden.

City Councilor Kim Janey sat down for an interview with Latoyia Edwards before taking over as acting mayor of Boston following the confirmation of Marty Walsh as U.S. labor secretary.

Boston City Council President Kim Janey will replace outgoing Mayor Marty Walsh, confirmed by the Senate as President Joe Biden’s U.S. labor secretary.

Minutes after being confirmed as the next secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh held his last news conference as mayor of Boston, occasionally becoming emotional as he reflected on his time in office.

Although the coronavirus pandemic has altered its usual format, the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast returned Sunday in virtual form following a one-year absence. State and local leaders, including outgoing Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, met Sunday morning via Zoom for the 2021 “bring your own breakfast” version of the event where there was a brief virtual appearance from President Joe…

In a year like none other, State Sen. Nick Collins continued at least one Boston tradition, as he hosted Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day breakfast — from his living room.

Another wave of Boston Public School students returned to classrooms Monday, as the district opened up in-person learning for those in grades four through eight even as some educators believe more time is needed to prepare. The group is the latest to return to school buildings under the BPS plan, following the return of those in pre-school and kindergarten through…

Restaurants in Boston’s North End have to wait longer than the rest of the city to offer outdoor seating as spring fast approaches. Boston’s outdoor dining program will begin on Monday, March 22 — 10 days earlier than had originally been planned due to the weather forecast, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday. But the city’s North End has to wait…

Restaurants in Boston can resume outdoor dining on March 22, but restaurants in the city’s North End have to wait to open their outdoor sections until April 1.

Restaurants in Boston can start outdoor dining on March 22 — but restaurants in the city’s North End can’t open their outdoor sections until April 1.

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking some of the top names in Massachusetts politics, but what else might change over the next four years?

Boston Public Schools are welcoming back nearly 8,000 students into classrooms Monday, starting with those in pre-school and kindergarten through Grade 3. They join about 7,000 students with high needs who have been attending class in person since December. Mayor Marty Walsh announced the plan last week, citing a continued downward trend in coronavirus case numbers. “It will be the…