Massachusetts is currently one of two states without any protections for survivors of image-based sexual assault, otherwise known as revenge porn. This means that victims in Massachusetts cannot charge their abusers with nonconsensually distributing sexual content.  If Bill...

For the past two years during Women’s History Month, the city of Boston has honored women who impact and propel change within the Boston community at the EXTRAordinary Women’s Reception.  The event is organized by the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement, or MOWA,...

Despite the icy roads and below freezing temperatures, the House Chambers at the Massachusetts State House were filled with politicians and residents gathered to hear Governor Maura Healey’s first State of the Commonwealth Address Jan. 17. Healey introduced Massachusetts...

Amidst the grandeur of the MGM Music Hall, Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her second annual “State of the City'' address Jan. 9, highlighting issues surrounding housing, education and quality of life in Boston. However, the beginning of Wu’s address could be described as...

New progressive faces along with several incumbents will take their seats on the Boston City Council following the Nov. 7 municipal elections.  Three incumbent at-large city councilors, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin J. Murphy and Julia Mejia, return for another term. Henry Santana,...

The municipal elections for the nine Boston City Council districts and four at-large positions  will take place Nov. 7. After redistricting passed a contentious city council vote in 2022, the newly mapped districts will be in play for the upcoming election. The sitting Boston...

Boston City Council’s Nov. 7 elections are just around the corner, and former director for Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office of Civic Organizing, Henry Santana, is a contender for one of the four city councilor at-large positions.  Incumbent councilors often win reelection,...

Members of the Biden-Harris administration spoke to student journalists across the country Sept. 25 during The White House’s first Campus Press Briefing for the 2023-24 academic year.  Richard Sweeney, the administration’s policy advisor for youth, led the conversation,...

Ahead of the union certification election for Northeastern’s graduate student union scheduled for Sept. 19, the city of Cambridge expressed its support to the union-hopefuls.  During the Cambridge City Council’s Aug. 7 meeting, councilors expressed support for the Northeastern...

Days after Northeastern graduate students filed federal charges alleging Northeastern intimidated union organizers, Boston City Council unanimously passed a resolution last Wednesday condemning the university’s alleged anti-union practices. The resolution admonishes Northeastern...

Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office of Women’s Advancement has launched a pilot program to support postpartum women of color in the city of Boston.  The City of Boston hosted a listening session this past fall, and a main piece of feedback was the lack of attention paid towards...

On April 30, GrowBoston, the City of Boston’s Office of Urban Agriculture, began reviewing proposals regarding the future of a vacant Roxbury lot.  Located on Woodcliff Street and designated as urban green space by the city, the land parcel is now moving towards concrete...