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In the wake of District 7 Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s April 9 announcement that she will step down, a battle has begun over councilors’ bid to skip a special election to fill her seat.

The decision of City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson to plead guilty to federal corruption charges and resign at some point has set off a debate over whether the city should hold a special election to fill the District 7 seat representing Roxbury and parts Dorchester, the Fenway and the South End.

When Boston City Councilor Ben Webber asked police during a hearing last week about the frequency and nature of their information sharing of Boston Police databases with ICE officers and other federal officials, he was assured cooperation with the federal agency was limited to criminal investigations on crimes such as human trafficking and firearms trafficking.

The Boston City Council is considering a new tax on sugary drinks like soda, or lemonade, or iced tea. The tax would be two cents per ounce, or 40 cents on a 20-ounce bottle

Voting for the inaugural participatory budgeting process, in which Boston residents have the chance to vote to fund initiatives through 14 different proposals generated from community input, opened last week.

Mayor Michelle Wu kicked off 2024 with what seemed like a surplus of political strength. Also beginning the year in a position of strength was at-large Councilor Ruthzee Louijeunne, who began her second term on the body as its president.

Since the December 6 arrest of District 7 City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson on federal corruption charges, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and five of her Council colleagues have called on her to step down.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested on federal charges Friday, accused of hiring a family member against city rules and then taking some of that family member’s bonus pay for herself.

The Boston City Council is set to turn its attention to scams targeting the elderly in an effort to raise awareness about the instances of fraud.

Daniel Delaney always had a strong desire to work on issues that he saw as important to the Black community. However, he was not always able to make this his number one priority while working for 25 years as the legislative and policy director for the Department of Public Health.

A proposed resolution in the Boston City Council to advise the state to put the city of Boston’s Election Department under receivership following election day issues failed to pass at the body’s Nov. 20 meeting amid concerns that the action was premature.

The passage of new state legislation last month slated 225 new liquor licenses to hit Boston’s streets in the coming years.