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Mayor Wu directs $60 million to affordable housing in Boston

Xiaoya Shao December 2, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a $60 million investment toward affordable housing on Nov. 18 for low and middle income homebuyers in Boston to address housing shortages and increase home ownerships.
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BU climate-focused organizations emphasize importance of action beyond Earth Day

Yiran Yu April 23, 2021
Sustainability came to the forefront of BU discussions this Earth Day.
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BU community discusses impact of socioeconomic status on STEM pursuits

Divya Sood April 21, 2021
At a BU event, topics ranged from financial literacy and loans to first-gen students and income.
Advocates for student loan debt relief say they think President-elect Joe Biden’s proposal to cancel some federal student loan debt is not aggressive enough. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Advocates want more aggressive plan to address student loan crisis

Madison Mercado December 8, 2020
Some Democrats, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, have called on Biden to cancel $50,000 of federal student loan debt for borrowers. Biden is considering debt cancellation, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. 
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell announced her run for mayor of Boston on Thursday. MARIA CASTILLO/ DFP FILE

Mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell shares her vision for Boston

Allison Pirog September 30, 2020
In an interview with The Daily Free Press Tuesday, Councilor Andrea Campbell discussed how she hopes to address systemic racism and listen to community members when looking for solutions, as well as how she is campaigning during a pandemic.
On Sept. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority lowered cash and CharlieTicket fares to match CharlieCard prices due to budget problems. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA lowers cash, CharlieTicket fares

Kyla Denisevich September 2, 2020
Boston’s public transportation riders paying with cash or a CharlieTicket will no longer have to spend more than those with CharlieCards.
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