“This isn’t just about letting poorer people stay here because they have a right to, which they do, but also because it makes everyone else’s life better.”
JOE MCGUIRK AND THE BARTENDER TO POLITICIAN PIPELINE
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PICS & RECAP: MARCH FROM MILTON TO MATTAPAN ON ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH
Hundreds of participants marched to the Walker Playground in Mattapan to speak out against police violence and honor Floyd.
A CRITICAL MOMENT IN BOSTON’S BATTLE OVER BOLSTERED SURVEILLANCE
“This type of extremely significant surveillance program should not be going through the executive process without debate.”
WOMEN’S INCARCERATION AT MCI-FRAMINGHAM BREAKS APART FAMILIES, WEAKENS COMMUNITIES
Stories of long separation from loved ones, along with forced isolation and inhumane treatment of pregnant women, are part of a broader story of abuse and neglect at MCI-Framingham
WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT FEATURED AT NEXT BOSTON MAYORAL FORUM
Boston mayoral hopefuls to elucidate their positions on jobs and related issues that affect working families across Boston
PERMANENT HOUSING. FOR NOW.
The pandemic spurred the city to find new housing for people experiencing homelessness. Will these programs continue?
STATE WIRE: MASS SHOULD OPEN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT TO WORKING IMMIGRANTS
"So many of these workers have the type of job that didn't stop, that didn't cease during the pandemic."
SOMERVILLE SETS OUT ON ROAD TO SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION
Plan to launch nation’s first supervised consumption site is back in motion following pandemic pause
PLANNED INACTION: CRIME OF THE CENTURY CONTINUES, FROM MASS AND CASS TO THE CAPITOL
"We continue to ask our elected officials to be held accountable for their responsibility to the communities they serve."
REQUEST LINE: THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER PUBLIC RECORDS LAW IN MASS CONTINUES
A proposed tweak to the regulations governing access to public records in Massachusetts could mean more fees for journalists and others who regularly request government records
