Author: Madyline Swearing
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Senate bond bill includes funding for ongoing rehab of Town Field
An environmental bond bill passed by the State Senate and awaiting action by the House of Representatives includes roughly $3 million in funds aimed at Dorchester projects, according to Sen. Nick Collins. In its current form, the “Mass Ready Act”…
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JP ‘Wakes Up The Earth,’ takes to the streets to advocate for environmental, economic policy, civil liberties
Amid a sea of giant puppets, performers on sky-high stilts and oversized butterfly wings replacing backpacks, hundreds of families, non-profits and residents of all ages congregated to welcome spring and advocate for issues impacting their communities. The Wake Up The…
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Fluker-Reid bill proposes Office of Freedmen Affairs to support descendants of people formerly enslaved
A bill sponsored by Rep. Brandy Fluker-Reid would create the first state-level office modeled after The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands — known as the Freedmen’s Bureau… Legislators are looking to the past to support a specific group…
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In 7-0 vote, School Committee passes $1.73 billion budget
The Boston School Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a $1.73 billion budget for next school year, a more than 4.5 percent increase over this year’s spending plan, but ongoing financial pressures and declining enrollment will put between 300 and 400 jobs at…
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Legislators petition to name Dorchester Courthouse after the late Juvenile Court Judge Leslie E. Harris
A new bill in the Legislature proposes to rename the Dorchester Courthouse in Codman Square for the late Judge Leslie E. Harris as tribute to the work and legacy of the lifelong educator who spent his early years as a…
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Lawmakers on verge of passing new literacy standards legislation
Late last month the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed The Right to Read bill that the House had approved without objection last fall, moving the Legislature a big step closer to the creation of a new statewide standards for literacy education…