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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Voters will determine who will be Bostons next leader on Nov. 2.

Here’s what happened at the first mayoral debate

Avery Bleichfeld, news staff October 24, 2021

Voters in Boston will have the chance to elect who they want to serve as the city’s next mayor Nov. 2. Ahead of the general election, mayoral candidates and City Councilors At-Large Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu are facing off in a series of three debates that cover...

“Theres a lot of reasons for people to feel very dismayed by voting and by the electoral process,” said Malia Lazu, founder of MassVote.

Boston battles low voter turnout in mayoral preliminary, Black voters react

Katie Mogg, deputy lifestyle editor October 1, 2021

Boston’s 2021 mayoral preliminary election was one for the books — the most diverse election in the city’s history, all five preliminary candidates were people of color, three of whom were Black and four of whom were women.  The diversity of the election hints at a...

Constituents across the City of Boston are preparing to vote in the city’s most diverse mayoral election to date, with a field that includes four women of color.

Is Boston’s future female? Mayoral candidates discuss final sprint to primaries in forum

Kenneal Patterson, news staff August 23, 2021

A historic race        Constituents across the City of Boston are preparing to vote in the city’s most diverse mayoral election to date. All of the leading candidates are people of color; four are women.    The preliminary election, which is set for Sept. 14,...