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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced on Thursday the new "Commonwealth Commitment" initiative, which aims to make college more affordable through rebates and tuition waivers. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker-Polito unveil plan to make higher education more affordable

Meagan Schwarz April 24, 2016

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced Thursday a bipartisan plan to increase the affordability of higher education and encourage degree completion, according to a Thursday...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh joined a bipartisan committee to prevent the legalization of recreational marijuana. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin Walsh oppose legalization of marijuana

Meagan Schwarz April 19, 2016

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh joined a bipartisan committee Thursday opposing the commercial legalization of marijuana in the commonwealth, according to a Thursday...

Senior Lecturer Bill Marx and Professor Katherine Lincoln-Shultz, of the College of Arts and Sciences Writing Program, explain future prospects of the newly passed BU unionization vote. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU full-time, salaried instructors, lecturers voted to unionize by a 4-to-1 margin

Meagan Schwarz April 7, 2016

Boston University full-time and salaried instructors and lecturers voted to unionize with the Service Employees International Union Local 509 following a final ballot count Wednesday. The win merged...

In an effort to find alternative solutions to the use of firearms, the Massachusetts State Police announced Thursday that they will outfit their troopers with Tasers. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

Massachusetts State Police arm troopers with Tasers

Meagan Schwarz April 4, 2016

The Massachusetts State Police announced on Thursday the purchase of 895 electronic control weapons in the form of Tasers to immediately equip state troopers in the Division of Field Services, according...

A report released Monday by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources found that the best-paid disciplines for tenure-track faculty are positions in business, law and engineering fields, whereas pastoral counseling professors, Bible studies professors and linguistic studies instructors are reported to be the lowest paid. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tenure-track faculty members are highest paid employees, see highest pay increase

Meagan Schwarz March 31, 2016

Tenure-track faculty members at higher education institutions remain the highest paid employees, receiving a 2.2 percent increase in median salary in the 2015-16 period. This is the highest salary...

BU adjunct professors held a rally outside of the Tsai Performance Center. Their table was decorated with 260 balloons to symbolize the number of courses they would have to teach in a year to equate to President Brown’s $1.3 million salary. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Adjuncts hold peaceful rally for awareness, better treatment

Weihua Li March 24, 2016

Boston University adjunct professors rallied Wednesday in front of the Tsai Performance Center to raise awareness of their current working conditions before other members of the faculty headed inside...

Boston University faculty members gathered Wednesday at the Tsai Performance Center for the Spring 2016 Faculty Assembly and listened to reports from BU President Robert Brown, University Provost Jean Morrison and Faculty Council Chair Stephen Brady. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Faculty Assembly focuses on unionization, admissions, task force progress

Meagan Schwarz March 24, 2016

Boston University President Robert Brown, University Provost Jean Morrison and Faculty Council Chair Stephen Brady addressed current initiatives and the state of undergraduate education Wednesday at...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began its "pay your fare, it's only fair" initiative on all above-ground Green Line stations this weekend. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA introduces “pay your fare, it’s only fair”

Meagan Schwarz March 24, 2016

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority introduced a recorded message this weekend on the Green Line to remind passengers to pay the prescribed fare, according to MBTA spokesperson Jason Johnson. With...

The BU School of Law jumped six spaces to No. 20 on the most recent U.S. News & World Report law school rankings released on Wednesday. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU School of Law climbs the rank for third consecutive year

Meagan Schwarz March 21, 2016

Continuing a rise in ranking for its third consecutive year, Boston University’s School of Law was tied with the University of Iowa for the 20th best law school in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance Friday that will crack down on the residency law that requires municipal employees to live in the city limits. PHOTO BY MADI GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh requires municipal workers to live and vote in Boston

Meagan Schwarz March 17, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an ordinance into law Friday to require municipal employees hired on or after July 1, 1976 to be a resident and registered voter in the City of Boston, according to...

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority held its first public meeting Wednesday concerning the Green Line extension in Somerville. ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MBTA hosts public meetings regarding Green Line extension

Meagan Schwarz March 3, 2016

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority hosted the first in a series of public meetings to discuss the Green Line Extension Project Wednesday. According...

In March, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue a stormwater general permit aimed at lowering the level of pollutants in the bodies of water within the commonwealth. PHOTO BY PAIGE TWOMBLY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

EPA issues permit to clean up Massachusetts lakes and rivers

Meagan Schwarz February 25, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will issue a stormwater general permit applicable to all cities and towns in Massachusetts in March to control pollutants entering bodies of water within the...

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