Sharon Durkan was elected to represent District 8 on the Boston City Council, according to unofficial election results from the city. New Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan. (Courtesy of the campaign ...

The Boston City Council member who recently mocked Border Czar Tom Homan's employment history walked back her comments in a follow-up post about the Trump administration official. Councilwoman Sharon ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was sworn in for her second term on Monday at Boston Symphony Hall. The mayor centered her inaugural ...

A proposal to tax sugary drinks in the city of Boston is moving forward after receiving support from city leaders. District 8 City Councilor Sharon Durkan introduced the idea of a sweetened beverage ...

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, a Wu loyalist, shared a selfie online announcing she won’t be at today’s council meeting because she’ll be “watching Mayor Wu as she testifies before Congress.” ...

District 8’s City councilor for Sharon Durkan. After working as finance director for Sen. Ed Markey, she was sworn into her new city councilor position on Aug. 7. PHOTO COURTESY OF SHARON DURKAN. From ...

Sharon Durkan will hold the District 8 seat on the Boston City Council for the remainder of the year, after defeating Montez Haywood in a special election on Tuesday night. Sharon Durkan (Gayla Cawley ...

A Boston City Councilor has proposed a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks, pitching the measure as a revenue boost for community health programs that could also discourage people from purchasing ...

Boston City Council will soon debate the feasibility of imposing new taxes on sugary drinks. This would includes many sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, and sweetened coffee drinks.

About 1000 people descended upon the Boston Common, a bit different than the seas of people when the march first started in 2017. But some still remember that first march – and how impactful it was.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan is requesting a hearing to propose a tax on sugary drinks in attempt to improve public health and combat obesity. “We tax alcohol, we tax tobacco, ...

Sharon Durkan will represent District 8 on the Boston City Council after voters overwhelming chose the 32-year-old in a special election over her opponent, Montez Haywood, in unofficial results posted ...