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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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WILLIAM BROWNSBERGER

Candidates run unopposed in Suffolk County

Jessie O’Leary November 9, 2022
2 Boston are candidates discuss their campaigns as they run unopposed in their general elections
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposed a bill on June 17 that would require police officers in the state to get licensed and recertified every three years. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker proposes bill to certify all Mass. police

Inyeong Kim June 21, 2020
Massachusetts is one of four states in the U.S. without a certification or decertification process for its police force. Gov. Baker's new bill may change that.
Mike Capuano and Rep. Stephen Lynch at the Town Hall for Our Lives on Saturday afternoon. The event was held at the Bruce C. Polling Municipal Building in Roxbury. PHOTO BY ELIZA SHAW/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Town Hall for Our Lives continues gun reform debate in Roxbury

Vivian Situ April 8, 2018
Town Hall for Our Lives was held Saturday afternoon in Roxbury for students and members of the community to question elected officials about their support for the gun reform movement.
The Massachusetts State House. House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement about the bill addressing the overhaul of the state's criminal justice system. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

House, Senate reach final iteration of sweeping criminal justice bill

Camille Mojica March 28, 2018
The Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives reached an agreement Friday on what their sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system bill will look like.

Massachusetts Senate overturns archaic laws concerning women’s health

Jordan Kimmel January 31, 2018

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday opposing outdated statutes affecting a woman’s right to access contraceptives and abortion. It is now awaiting approval in the House of Representatives...

Massachusetts Senate passes a final version of the sweeping criminal justice reform bill. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Senate passes criminal justice reform legislation after overnight debate

Sarika Ram November 3, 2017

The Massachusetts Senate passed a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill Friday morning which has been under consideration in various forms for the past three years. This legislation, An Act...

Daly Field at Simmons College celebrated its grand opening on Friday after undergoing a makeover where it went from unusable to state-of-the-art. PHOTO BY MADISON GOLDMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Simmons athletic field reopens, prioritizes eco-friendliness

Natasha Mascarenhas September 15, 2016

The Brighton High School football team has not played a home game at their own field in over 25 years — until Friday night, when the team tiptoed onto a shiny, organic solution: a refurbished, environmentally-friendly...

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