Author: Anna Rubenstein
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Mass. federal workers still unsure about future, despite reinstatement
When Michelle Huntoon got an email last Monday night reinstating her at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, she laughed. The email, which overturned her immediate termination just over a month prior, felt like a “long, pointless joke.” When…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Boston Common as bombings in Gaza resume
Scores of people gathered on Boston Common Tuesday afternoon to protest Israel’s renewed bombing in Gaza and demand that the U.S. stop supplying weapons to the Israeli government. Several protesters also held signs demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a…
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Mass. fair housing center says it can’t take new cases after HUD funding cuts
Calls to the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center’s main line have gone to voicemail since March 5. Clients are directed to dial the extension of the person they’re working with, but those looking to open a new case with the nonprofit…
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Without MCAS, this year’s graduation requirements are left up to local districts
Massachusetts’ education board last week proposed specific high school graduation coursework requirements to replace MCAS scores. But they won’t apply to this year’s graduating class, leaving it up to local school districts to set their own requirements. With little input…
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Canceled meetings and confusion: NIH grant funding in limbo despite court injunction
By Anna Rubenstein Researchers awaiting National Institutes of Health funding say their grant meetings are being canceled, despite a court order blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funds. Study sessions and council meetings are where review groups decide whether…
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Plan for new Mattapan complex aims to foster connection among children and senior adults
February 06, 2025 Affordable child care and senior housing are coming to Mattapan in the very same building. The Shattuck Child Care Center, an affordable child care center established in 1969, will have a new home on the ground floor…