In an open letter released Monday, the Council urged members of the New England House and Senate delegations to draft legislation that would increase the maximum award available to give to recipients displaying extreme financial need.
The 2020 census has closed, and the demographic data collected this year will shape the landscape of political representation in the country for another decade.
The census, conducted by the U.S....
Though the Democrats are currently in a difficult position, blocking the Republicans from reneging on their own precedent is not impossible. Democrats should be able to win this battle and the long war if they are strategic and relentless in their approach.
COVID-19 has overwhelmingly affected families of color at disproportionately higher rates. How will these divisions in racial equality change politics this November?
Boston University alumna, Lynese Wallace, was selected by Ayanna Pressley to join the former Boston city councilor in representing Massachusetts’ 7th District as her policy advisor.
On this week’s episode of East to West, we sat down with two Daily Free Press editors who covered last week's primary elections in Massachusetts. We discussed the defeat of veteran U.S. House incumbent...
In a historic primary election race Tuesday, several incumbents were beat out for their party nominations as Bay State voters opted for diverse candidates seeking to change the Commonwealth for the better.
City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that would oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to have federal Secret Service agents patrolling polling locations during the November elections. The bill was proposed by Josh Zakim, a city councilor who represents neighborhoods like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway and Kenmore Square. He called Trump’s action “an outrageous scare tactic, meant only to intimidate people.”
Many Boston University students could lose vital financial assistance under a bill currently being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives that the Congressional Budget Office estimates would cut...
Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley announced Tuesday she is running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. Pressley, who was elected as the first woman of color to City...
