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Hey Michelle Wu, Boston Needs Unity, Not Racial Division
What does the term "electeds of color" mean? It means elected officials in Boston who aren't white — and imagine that they therefore have some sort of built-in enmity with those who are.
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Unitarian Society In Northampton Says Building Is Now Fossil-Fuel-Free
A 10-year effort to remove fossil-fuel sources of heat has ended at the building of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence with the installation of heat pumps, a society member said. Five gas-burning furnaces in the basement, a commercial gas range in the kitchen, and a gas water heater
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Somerville Police Undergo Eight-Hour Training In Implicit Bias, Cultural Competency, and Hate Crimes Concerning Homosexual and Transgender People
Somerville police have gone through training on how to deal with homosexual and transgender people for the past three years, a police official said. "In 2021, we had training on unconscious or implicit bias. In 2022, we had training on cultural competency. In 2023, we focused on hate crimes.
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Maura Healey Says Rent Control Isn’t A Priority
Should Massachusetts allow municipalities to enact rent control? Governor Maura Healey says bringing back rent control is not a part of her housing agenda.
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Roxbury State Senator Says Jews Have ‘Amassed A Lot of Political and Financial Power’
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Non-Citizens Voting? Boston City Council Wants It To Happen For City Elections
The Boston City Council voted 8-4 in favor of a proposal that would allow non-citizens of the United States to vote in its city elections on Wednesday. Lame duck progressive city councilor Kendra Lara last month introduced the measure, which would allow foreigners who live in the city legally to
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Ban Taking Books Out of Public Library Collections Aimed At Children Over Sexuality, Gender Identity, Ayana Pressley Says
U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) has filed a bill designed to ban public libraries and school libraries from excluding from their collection "books written or illustrated by an individual who is a member of an underrepresented community." "Underrepresented community" includes racial minorities, homosexuals, people
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Massachusetts Attorney General Opposes Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transitioning For Minors
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has signed onto a friend-of-the-court brief urging a federal appeals court to quash a state statute in Arkansas that allows minors to sue doctors for providing gender-transitioning surgery or hormone blockers. Arkansas Senate Bill 199 ("An Act Concerning Medical Malpractice and Gender Transition In