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People enter the Boston Public Schools headquarters in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. Following the Question 2 ballot initiative’s passing, Massachusetts public schools will remove the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a graduation requirement for the state’s public school students. SEAN YOUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Massachusetts removes MCAS graduation requirement, Boston discusses path forward

Liam Dunne November 21, 2024
On Election Day, Massachusetts voters passed the Question 2 ballot initiative, which removed the MCAS standardized test as a graduation requirement for public school students.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to reporters in January. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, Boston City Council passed Mayor Wu’s measure to increase commercial tax rates with a 12-1 vote. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

Mayor Wu’s commercial tax rate increase passes in City Council, continues to receive criticism

Liam Dunne November 4, 2024
Boston City Council passed a new measure to increase commercial property taxes last week after Mayor Michelle Wu reached a compromise with local businesses that continues to receive praise and backlash.
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