The bill would require the replacement of lead service lines, the largest single source of lead in drinking water, to schools and daycare centers, and installation of filters on taps and fountains.
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TOWNIE: A WORM’S EYE VIEW OF THE MASS POWER STRUCTURE
From the guy that brings you Apparent Horizon
The rich and powerful interests that control Massachusetts politics and the state economy have their fingers in every conceivable pie. So numerous are their projects that it’s difficult for most news outlets to keep track of them, let alone cover them ...
PROBLEM EQUIPMENT: WILL LEGISLATORS STAND UP TO THE MILITARIZED POLICE STATE?
It is through small decisions like this, town by town, that our police departments are slowly changing to look less like the people they serve, and more like occupying armies.
DEFENDING THE SPACE WHERE DREAMS CAN BLOOM
9/14/17 UMB rally protestors
UMass Boston prof criticizes move to balance budget by cancelling courses
The following speech was given at a Sept. 14 rally at UMass Boston in support of the release of a new report by the Coalition ...
LAWMAKERS PUSH TO RENAME THE YAWKEY MBTA STATION
"I think [the proposed bill] makes perfect sense... I’m confused how it’s named ‘Yawkey’ anyway, in light of what we know about him.”
#CONDEMBTA (THE RECAP)
A public conversation about transit infrastructure
SPECIAL PHOTO FEATURE: #CONDEMBTA
A visual essay on public transportation infrastructure and priorities in Greater Boston
THE PROGRESSIVE MASS AGENDA
The advocates at Progressive Massachusetts have an actionable list of promising bills broken down into four categories: Infrastructure and Environment; Shared Prosperity; Racial and Social Justice; Good Government.
GUEST OP-ED: THEY CAN’T BREATHE
On exploitation and asbestos (plus solutions)
KILL SHOT 2: MASS PUBLIC HIGHER ED STILL ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Will campus advocates spark a rebellion for proper funding or cling to failed politics as usual?