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Massachusetts to hit net zero emissions by 2050 through new law

Taylor Brokesh March 31, 2021
Baker signed “An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy” Friday.
reggie lewis track and athletic center at roxbury community college

Boston implements Vaccine Equity Grant Initiative

Isabella Abraham March 29, 2021
It includes $1.5 million in funding to increase access and awareness among vulnerable communities.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston’s new mayoral leadership must build on progressive policies

Editors January 28, 2021
With Mayor Marty Walsh soon to leave office and serve as Labor Secretary under the Biden administration, our city’s leadership must begin to address the difficulties we are left with. We must continue to hold our elected officials to their promises and push Boston to become a city that doesn’t thrive off of inequalities but rather fosters communities of growth and equality.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: What is the future of the Democratic Party?

Gabriella Aponte October 29, 2020
The future of the Democratic Party is one with two defined factions: the moderate, incrementalistic faction that fights to maintain the status quo, and the progressive, democratic socialists who fight to change the system.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Mass. eviction moratorium cannot lift without focus on more housing aid

Editors October 15, 2020
The moratorium must end, but with our current lack of federal aid, state and local governments are now forced to handle the brunt of financial assistance for their constituents.
Students participate in a snow ball fight on the Esplanade last February. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Charles River, Medical campuses close, most services suspended

Mina Corpuz January 26, 2015

Boston University’s Charles River and Medical campuses will be closed on Tuesday due to reports of an upcoming blizzard with low temperatures and up to three feet of snow, said BU spokesman Colin Riley....

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