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Parks & Checks: Wasteful, Opaque Bookkeeping At Two City Of Boston Nonprofit Arms

Written by COLMAN HERMAN Posted March 20, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“The fund not only fails at being transparent and accountable in how it spends its revenue, it misses the opportunity to create financial reports to improve management of the fund.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, city spending, government, Mayor Wu, michelle wu, nonprofits, Parks & Rec

Biden’s Student Loan Debt Cancellation Is a Real Victory for Working Families

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 25, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Image by Jason Pramas

Now we need to debunk Republican propaganda claiming the opposite and move on to win real higher-education reform

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: America, analysis, Apparent Horizon, Column, corporation, debt cancellation, Democracy, Democrat, federal, government, higher education, Jason Pramas, President Joe Biden, public, reform, Republican, strategy, student loan, taxes, US, usa, working class, working families

Share and Share Alike: Major Funders Need to Give Equally to All Nonprofit News Outlets

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 29, 2022 Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Pie” by Eric Ferdinand is licensed under CC-BY 2.0

Because the current practice of “every outlet for itself” is absolutely failing to rebuild local news in the US

Filed Under: Analysis, Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Column, corporation, criticism, Democracy, foundation, funding, giving, government, Jason Pramas, Journalism, news, nonprofit, strategy

Opinion: It’s Time for Massachusetts to Get Real About Investing in Public Transportation

Written by CARLENE PAVLOS Posted July 19, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T

Transit justice advocates in Worcester demand fair funding for RTAs. Credit: Andrea Freeman.

Inflation, economic instability, and the climate crisis affect all areas of the Commonwealth and require statewide solutions. One of the most effective solutions to address all three of these issues is one often missing from policymaker proposals: meaningful and equitable investments in public transportation.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T Tagged With: budget, climate, equity, global warming, government, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, policy, Politics, public, Regional Transit Authorities, RTA, transit, transportation

ALERT: Mass. Legislature Needs to Extend Tax Rebate to the Working Poor

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 12, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Collage by Jason Pramas. CC-BY-SA 2022 Jason Pramas. Image "MASS state house" by christopdesoto is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

The proposed $38,000 income floor for $250 checks is unfair during the ongoing economic crisis, contact your legislators today to demand they vote to eliminate it

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Column, Democracy, fairness, government, Jason Pramas, legislature, Massachusetts, rebate, Rep. Mike Connolly, Rep. Ronald Mariano, Rep. Tami Gouveia, Sen. Karen Spilka, tax, working families, working poor

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SUSPENDING PRINT EDITION, GOING DIGITAL-ONLY (AGAIN)

Written by CHRIS FARAONE, JOHN LOFTUS, AND JASON PRAMAS Posted April 19, 2022 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

DigBoston box among the boxes of defunct newspapers in Union Square, Somerville, Mass. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

But with your support we can bounce back fast!

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: business, Chris Faraone, coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, criticism, DigBoston, digital-only, donation, economy, editorial, EIDL, fundraising, government, help, investment, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, loan, media, news, newspaper, pandemic, PPP, print, small business, solidarity, support

JOB FAIRS HOSTED BY OFFICE OF BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 10, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

The fairs aim to ensure that Black men are connected with city services and employment opportunities across City departments

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Employment, government, job, michelle wu, Politics

MAYOR MICHELLE WU RECOMMENDS COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING FOR 52 PROJECTS

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 2, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

The funding includes $14.6 million in affordable housing projects, $6.1 million in historic preservation projects, and $6.4 million in recreational use and open space projects

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: funding, government, Housing, michelle wu, open space

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES RETURN OF OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted February 25, 2022 Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Applications for 2022's dining season are open

Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: business, government, michelle wu, restaurant

CITY’S B TOGETHER POLICY LIFTED

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted February 21, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

An update to COVID-19 practices in Boston

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: COVID, government, policy, vaccine

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