Menu
boston
BOSTON – As a federal investigation continues to probe whether Boston has adequately responded to reported racial incidents in Boston Latin School, student activists have once again posted a video online over the issue, claiming that the climate hasn't improved. In the video, which follows one posted over the
Massachusetts
BOSTON – It wasn't a question of "if" but rather "how" lawmakers on Beacon Hill would advance the "millionaire's tax" proposal, a measure that calls for altering the state Constitution's flat tax to smack a surcharge on the commonwealth&
Obamacare
WASHINGTON – Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III on Wednesday proposed "clarifying" the Religious Freedom Act in a way that supporters say will prevent organizations, business owners and other individuals from using it to shield discrimination against others on the basis of religious beliefs. Business owners who
Democrats
BOSTON – Republicans in the state Senate appeared resigned on Tuesday to the idea that Wednesday's vote over a constitutional amendment that would slap the commonwealth's top earners with a special tax surcharge will be a mere formality rather than a considered move informed by an actual
Massachusetts
CAMBRIDGE — Three out of five members of the slate of candidates running for seats on the Harvard's second most powerful governing board on a platform of free tuition and greater transparency in admissions are adding another issue to their platform: freedom of association. Led by conservative businessman Ron
Massachusetts
Several Democratic political figures seem to be operating from the same playbook this spring, using their bully pulpits to advocate for increased racial and ethnic diversity, particularly when it comes to leading roles in critical national institutions. The latest push for greater diversity came from Susan E. Rice, President Barack
transgender
WASHINGTON – White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Friday insisted that the Department of Education's message to schools on transgender access to restrooms and locker rooms simply equates to "guidance." But a close look shows the department threatens fiscal punishment for non-compliance. "In this instance this
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Opponents of a proposal that would let people in Massachusetts use sex-segregated public bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice, regardless of their anatomy, spoke out on Beacon Hill Wednesday against a growing chorus accusing them of discrimination. Speaking to reporters at the State House, Kaeley Triller shot back