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In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception

Former Worcester city manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. has been hailed by some for his housing record, but questioned about racial inequalities during his tenure.

Students participate in Beacon Hill advocacy day for women’s commission

Four sophomores at Scituate High School brought their idea to address students’ access to menstrual health products to Beacon Hill Wednesday for the annual Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women Advocacy Day.

Special elections held to fill vacant Boston/Brookline state representative seats

With no Republicans on the ballot, Democrats John Moran and Bill MacGregor were the only candidates vying to represent the 9th and 10th Suffolk districts respectively, during Tuesday's special election.

Shifting landscape may finally lift sex education bill, cosponsor says

Over the past decade, the Senate has passed a bill that would remodel what sex education looks like in Massachusetts on four occasions — but House Democrats have never taken it up.

Massachusetts has passed just 10 laws this year, the fewest to open a legislative session in decades. It’s a sign of the times.
“No one would confuse the current day Legislature with a New England town meeting or an Athenian hillside,” said Secretary of State William F. Galvin, a former lawmaker himself.

In Allston’s Koreatown, the American dream grinds on despite demographic shifts
On Harvard Avenue, a concrete expanse where storefront graffiti is much more commonplace than trees on the sidewalk, generations of Korean families have come to try their hand at success.

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Mayor Michelle Wu signs new council district maps

Wu did not make a statement on the new boundaries, but earlier this week praised the council for its “intensive work to reach consensus on a tight timeline.”

In passing Senate budget with key differences from House, it sets up summertime fight

After days of negotiating, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a nearly $56 billion spending plan Thursday for fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1.

Boston police lieutenant facing OUI charge was previously fired, rehired after another incident

John Earley, a 25-year veteran who made more than $211,000 last year, was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence. In 2015, he was involved in an accident and reportedly had been drinking.

North Carolina GOP lawmaker assailed for questioning Black colleague’s Harvard credentials during floor debate

A North Carolina Republican lawmaker has come under fire for asking a Black Democratic colleague who attended Harvard University if he would’ve gotten into the Ivy League school if he wasn’t “a minority” or “an athlete.”

With deadline looming, Boston City Council approves new district map

The council acted with surprisingly little drama, less than a week before a critical deadline for ensuring the fall elections remain on schedule.

Boston City Council set to vote Wednesday on new district map, with bitter disagreements still unresolved

After more than six hours of confrontational testimony and bitter debate during a hearing Tuesday, it remained unclear exactly what the proposed map will look like, and how much support it will draw from councilors.

Amy Carnevale was elected to clean up the Mass. GOP. She’s got her work cut out for her.

The new party chair knew when she took over in February that her job was to rebuild the party. But even she didn’t realize the scope of the mess she inherited.

Immigration advocates ‘hopeful’ new Healey hires will bring better coordination to migrant response

She’s plucked the new hires from the front lines of dealing with Americas broken immigration system — two heavily involved in nonprofit work and one with more than two decades of experience defending immigrants in court.