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Many Massachusetts sheriff departments, including the one in Suffolk County, have contracts with ICE allowing them to house undocumented immigrants in local jails during the deportation process, even if no crimes have been committed.

ICE detainees in Suffolk County protest living conditions

Maya Homan, news correspondent March 13, 2019

As many as 70 people detained by immigration officers refused food to protest the conditions inside the Suffolk County House of Corrections, according to a Feb. 17 statement from the Rhode Island-based community group Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance, which initially reached...

Three years have passed since the decriminalization of recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts for those 21 and over, and for some, it is still a polarizing issue.

Opinions still vary on marijuana three years after decriminalization

Rhiya Bibby, news correspondent March 13, 2019

Three years have passed since the decriminalization of recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts for those 21 and over, and for some, it is still a polarizing issue. “I don’t like what Massachusetts did,” said Dr. Denise Valenti, a researcher with thirty years...

A protester holds up a sign opposing former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at an event celebrating MIT's new Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.

Met by protesters, Kissinger speaks at MIT on AI

Joe Lantow, news correspondent March 13, 2019

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb. 28, drawing protests from students and community members alike. Kissinger was invited by the university to celebrate the opening of the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing....

Socrates Abreu, who started the Jamaica Plain based Chilacates stands next to his sister-in-law Kaurys Lajara, who runs one of the store's newest branches in Mission Hill.

Chilacates, with new Mission Hill location, is a business based on a love for food

Allie Kuo, news correspondent March 13, 2019

It all started with a hot dog. A Sonoran hot dog, to be exact, eaten during a 2008 trip to Mexico for his brother’s wedding. “They wrap it in bacon, the bread is off the hook, they do the pico de gallo, the onions, the jalapenos, the cheese, everything,” said Socrates...

The 101 bus makes its way to Malden Station.

MBTA’s Better Bus Project could boost low-income communities

George Barker, news correspondent February 27, 2019

Boston commuters spend an average of 164 hours stuck in traffic per year, making Boston the most congested city in the country, according to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. Now ranked as the seventh most congested city in the world, Boston is exploring a variety of options...

A crowd goes wild at Great Scott. The venue is known for attracting college students for local concerts every night.

Allston in 2019: From ‘Rock City’ to college neighborhood

Ava Sasani, news correspondent February 20, 2019

The exterior of Great Scott could most generously be described as understated. Allston’s favorite 240-person music venue does not have a marquee. There is no fluorescent sign inviting patrons in; the only thing that distinguishes Great Scott from the banks and Thai restaurants...

Residents across Roxbury have mixed feelings about Northeastern's latest housing development, Lightview.

LightView towers over Roxbury, bringing mixed reactions

Laura Rodriguez, news correspondent February 20, 2019

Northeastern University is among the first to start Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s “Housing A Changing City: Boston 2030” initiative with the recent construction of LightView, a new residence hall near campus. The high-rise housing development, built in partnership with...

Elizabeth Warren celebrates her re-election to the U.S. Senate at the Fairmont  Copley Plaza in 2018.

Warren, Weld and Moulton: Massachusetts’ role in the 2020 election

Paige Stern, news correspondent February 20, 2019

As the 2020 presidential election nears, the Democratic primary field is growing larger by the week, with more than 10 candidates already in the running. Massachusetts often has a reputation for offering presidential candidates, and 2020 is no exception. Former Gov. Michael...

Gov. Charlie Baker proposed a bill that forces providers to invest more money into primary care and behavioral health.

Baker looks to rein in drug prices in budget proposal

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor February 13, 2019

Gov. Charlie Baker’s state budget plan, released Jan. 23, contains a new proposal aimed at reining in the cost of prescription drugs within the state’s Medicaid program, otherwise known as MassHealth. The plan would also dramatically increase state oversight of drug prices....

Boston Duck Tours has been providing tourists and athletes with rides across the city for years.

WWII-era duck boats carry tourists and championship teams through Boston alike

Paige Stern, news correspondent February 13, 2019

Crafted to face battle, these amphibious vehicles once carried soldiers onto the shores of Normandy. Today, they carry tourists in cities across the nation, as well as the athletic champions of Boston. The duck boat tour phenomenon has played a major role in the tourism industry...

Commuters watch as the green line arrives at the Northeastern T stop on Huntington Avenue.

Troublesome tracks: Students express their frustrations with the MBTA

Jordan Baron, news correspondent February 6, 2019

The blistering cold and frigid temperatures of a Boston winter affect the city’s entire student population, but have an especially large impact on those who commute. At Northeastern, freezing temperatures are not only a discomfort. They also have a negative effect on students...

Protesters gathered outside the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge Tuesday to protest Howard Schultz's potential presidential run. Among them was Maria Robinson of Cambridge, pictured above.

Howard Schultz speaks in Cambridge, protestors say ‘go home’

Chris Triunfo, city editor February 6, 2019

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told a Cambridge crowd on Tuesday that he doesn’t mind the attacks he’s been getting from Democrats who are angered that he’s contemplating an independent run for president. “Nobody wants to see [President Donald J. Trump] leave...