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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

New bill introduced to honor Odin Lloyd’s case

Vivian Situ February 5, 2018

Ursula Ward – the mother of murder victim Odin Lloyd – testified at the State House Tuesday in front of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of a statute intended to prevent convictions...

Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary hears a bill Sept. 12 that would penalize the misrepresentation of untrained dogs as service animals. PHOTO COURTESY CAROLYN BARRETT

Proposed state bill cracks down on fake service dogs

Shannon Larson September 17, 2017

It’s typing a quick Google search, filling out a form for false credentials at a small fee and purchasing a “service dog” vest on Amazon, and a household pet is afforded the rights of public...

The Massachusetts State Legislature held a hearing Tuesday to discuss a bill that would make gender identity a protected class. PHOTO BY ESTHER RO/DFP FILE PHOTO

Strong testimony for Mass. transgender hearing bills

Maddie Domenichella October 8, 2015

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III testified before a Massachusetts State Legislature committee at a Tuesday hearing  in support of two bills that would make gender...

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