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A ballot drop box outside of the Boston Public Library entrance on Boylston Street. There are five questions on the Massachusetts ballot for residents to vote on in addition to the presidential election. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How did Massachusetts voters decide on ballot questions?

Mara Mellits November 5, 2024
Along with deciding the next president, Massachusetts voters will also decide on five key ballot questions on Tuesday.
Ballot drop box outside of the Boston Public Library entrance on Boylston Street. Question 2 aims to remove the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a high school graduation requirement. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Question 2 proposes removal of MCAS, sparks debate over equity for students

Tavishi Chattopadhyay October 20, 2024
Question 2, a ballot measure proposing to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a requirement to receive a high school diploma, has sparked debate among educators, policymakers and students.
Protestors and members of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union march down Commonwealth Avenue toward 1 Silber Way during a walkout on May 1. BUGWU, which has been on strike since March 25, demands higher waves, comprehensive healthcare, childcare funding and workload protections from the University’s administration. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Graduate worker strike continues: everything to know about BUGWU so far

Kayla Baltazar June 2, 2024
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union has entered its 10th week of striking against the BU administration. Here is everything you need to know about BUGWU so far.
Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu swears into the mayoral office Tuesday, becoming the first female mayor and first mayor of color in the city’s history. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Michelle Wu sworn in as Mayor of Boston

Talia Lissauer November 17, 2021
Michelle Wu was sworn into Boston’s mayoral office Tuesday.
A voting sign and campaign posters near the polling site at Tobin Municipal Building. Tuesday’s election will decide Boston’s first elected female mayor of color, with votes rolling in across 255 precincts until 8 p.m.. KATHERINE FEUERMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wu victorious in historic election: 2021 Boston mayoral election live updates

Daily Free Press Staff November 2, 2021
We bring you the latest coverage on Boston's 2021 Mayoral Election as it breaks.
demonstrators gathered at Marriott Labor Day Rally

Union and non-union workers rally for rehire on Labor Day

Madison Mercado September 7, 2021
Labor Day rally hosted Monday in support of workers fired by Marriott Copley during the pandemic.
elizabeth warren and ibram x kendi in a school of public health event at boston university

SPH, Center for Antiracist Research host three-part lectures on health policy, racial inequities

Olga Benacerraf April 12, 2021
The series featured discussions with Ibram X. Kendi, Ayanna Pressley and Elizabeth Warren.
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.
The Weymouth Natural Gas Compressor Station is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration after two unplanned gas leaks which led to the emergency shutdown of the station twice in the past four weeks. SAMUELE PETRUCCELLI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Weymouth natural gas compressor delayed after emergency shutdowns

Samuele Petruccelli October 5, 2020
The natural gas compressor station at Weymouth, Mass. is under federal investigation after shutting down twice in the last four weeks due to unplanned gas releases.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Elizabeth Warren should focus on policy, not heritage

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Elizabeth Warren should focus on policy, not heritage

Patrick Burke November 6, 2018

For months, there has been a war of words between President Donald Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren over her Native American heritage. Warren has recently proved through a DNA test that somewhere down the...

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ENDORSEMENT: Elizabeth Warren is a voice for the people of Massachusetts and deserves a second term in the Senate

Editors November 5, 2018

“Nevertheless, she persisted” — a rallying cry for the feminist movement, a slogan emblazoned on mugs and T-shirts everywhere and a phrase first inspired by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s protest against...

EDITORIAL: Massachusetts could do more than divesting to solve gun violence

EDITORIAL: Massachusetts could do more than divesting to solve gun violence

Editors March 18, 2018

In light of recent mass shootings in this country and the subsequent push for politicians to take action, Massachusetts state legislators filed a bill Thursday that forces the state’s pension fund to...

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