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A ballot drop box at Boston City Hall. Ballot questions 1, 2 and 3 were passed while questions 4 and 5 were rejected. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Yes or No: Massachusetts voters decided on ballot questions

Vivian Ainomugisha November 11, 2024
Massachusetts voters approved three ballot questions and rejected two others on Nov. 6, with the approved measures set to impact government transparency, education requirements and rideshare worker rights.
Ballot drop box on Boylston Street outside of the Boston Public Library. One of the questions sparking discourse on this year’s ballot is about raising the tipped hourly minimum wage. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Question 5 ballot initiative faces discourse over fair wages for tipped workers

Samantha Genzer September 13, 2024
Question 5, a ballot measure seeking to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, has sparked statewide discourse as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Nov. 5.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Turning the tables on American table-turning food culture

Amanda Brecher March 27, 2024
I spent a week in Madrid earlier this month. Despite leaving with a full stomach, I was left with a lingering feeling of general disappointment in going back to the American style of dining. Mission accomplished on my trip — but now I'm hungry for more. 
Questrom School of Business

Teaching assistants in Questrom School of Business face payment difficulties

Julia Goujiamanis November 17, 2022
TAs in Questrom said they reportedly faced issues with how long it takes for them to get paid or discrepancies with the amount they are paid.
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Busting Starbucks | Bad Business

Nathan Metcalf September 22, 2022
Starbucks is the epitome of an idyllic coffee shop. A place where you can sip an expertly crafted caffeinated beverage, grind out some work on your laptop or just relax with a good book. However, to an increasing number of others, which hopefully will soon include you, it is known as one of the most aggressive union busting major players in the service industry today. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Burning Out: How to exploit your employees and get away with it

Yvonne Tang October 7, 2021
Passion — or general satisfaction — is not everything a human needs to survive, and it should be okay to admit that.
clothing items in a thrift store

Boston’s thrift stores talk growing student interest

Ramsey Khalifeh April 29, 2021
Boston thrift stores reflect on growing business, as well as the sustainable aspects of the business.
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City Council endorses statewide child care assistance bill

Madison Mercado April 6, 2021
The Common Start bill would provide public funding for affordable early education and child care.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

Gaming the System: Esports pros need collective bargaining, too

Nick Speranza March 25, 2021
We need to establish esports unions so we can support players and give them more freedom.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Hail, Biden

Lincoln Son Currie March 25, 2021
Biden has done a fantastic job with vaccine distribution and his presidency thus far.
Zinneken's Food truck at boston university

Boston food trucks reflect on waning business during pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli February 19, 2021
Even as chain restaurants enter the city’s mobile vendor industry, long-standing local vendors have struggled.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
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