Boston high school students hold walkout to protest Trump

Boston high school students hold walkout to protest Trump

BOSTON — With chants of "Dump Trump!" and "Donald Trump KKK!," high school students across the Hub held a walkout Monday afternoon to show their disapproval with the incoming American president, ditching class in the name of "building a student-led resistance against Donald Trump."

The walkout occurred at 1 p.m., despite pleas from Superintendent of Schools Tommy Chang, who said that while "their voice matters," he urged students to use their voices "on campus."

Marijuana law delay eyed by legislative leaders
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Marijuana law delay eyed by legislative leaders

State House News Service

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 5, 2016…..House and Senate leaders will make a decision in the coming weeks whether to push for a delay this month in key pieces of the marijuana legalization law without waiting for the next Legislature to come into session in January.

"We've had discussions abut delaying some of the dates to give us more time to fine tune the bill, and in the next few weeks we have to make final decisions on that," Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told reporters on Monday after meeting with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Gov. Charlie Baker.

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