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City Council rejects amendments to Mayor Wu’s Participatory Budgeting Plan

Cassandra Dumay February 10, 2023
City Council members on Wednesday voted down amendments to Mayor Michelle Wu’s plans to give residents a say in spending taxpayer dollars.
Chandler pond in Chestnut Hill

Community Preservation Committee recommends projects for new funding

Taylor Brokesh February 25, 2021
The Boston City Council will vote to approve funding, which totals more than $25 million in grants from the Community Preservation Fund.
Due to COVID-19 budget constraints, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is considering eliminating weekend commuter rail service, ferry service and some bus routes.  LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Proposed MBTA service cuts may harm commuters who rely on low-ridership lines

Samuele Petruccelli November 12, 2020
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority may eliminate weekend commuter rail service, ferry service and some bus routes to address COVID-19 budget challenges.  
Institutions of higher learning, such as Boston University, are facing greater expectations to be socially responsible with their funding. 
ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE

U.S. Dept. of Education creates unit to investigate higher education fraud

Maddie Domenichella February 11, 2016

The Boston University administration does not expect change to its financial aid program despite the creation of the United States Department of Education’s Student Aid Enforcement Unit to investigate...

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EDITORIAL: North Carolina’s welfare drug tests condemn poor

Editors February 11, 2016

North Carolina released results of a 2013 law that requires welfare applicants to undergo self-funded drug tests. Of the 7,600 applicants, 89 were referred to drug testing and 21 tested positive, the Miami...

EDIT: Sexual Discourse in Universities

Daily Free Press Admin March 28, 2013

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville wanted to sponsor “Sex Week,” a six-day campaign funded publicly and by student fees. Students could participate in a condom scavenger hunt, workshops on gender...

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