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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Apartment List found in a national survey that 30 percent of renters were unable to make their January rent payments on time as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect housing affordability. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

National rent debt highlights racial inequities, Boston no exception

Ashley Soebroto January 28, 2021
The pandemic has destabilized the social and economic foundations of the world, and housing is no exception. Thirty percent of renters in the United States were unable to pay their January rent on time, according to a national survey done by the Apartment List.
On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker extended a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures from Aug. 18 to Oct. 17 in an effort to help ease the burden of COVID-19 on vulnerable families. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Suspension of evictions and foreclosures extended

Katarzyna Jezak July 25, 2020
Gov. Charlie Baker extended Tuesday the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until Oct. 17.
Pro-marijuana groups like YES on 4 have been raising millions of dollars in campaign funds before the question of legalization is decided on election day. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Marijuana is losing ground in Massachusetts, but maybe that’s not so bad

Editors September 18, 2017

When Question 4 passed last November legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts, the proponents of pot who had been fighting tooth and nail for years to see this victory were finally able to celebrate their...

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