Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

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Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope

Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope

Sarang Sekhavat is the political director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition.

What Question 4, the right to a driver’s license regardless of legal status, means for Boston’s undocumented communities

Riana Buchman, Reporter November 1, 2022

This May, Massachusetts passed the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. This November, however, that same law which has been supported...

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EMILY’s List advocates for a female ticket in Massachusetts

Alyssa Fell, Reporter October 20, 2022
"My dream is that every little girl wakes up knowing she could be vice president, president, governor, state representative, senator, treasurer, or attorney general, and that all of those positions are open to her. And I want to help every one of them."
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What Would it Mean to Have the Nation’s First Openly Lesbian Governor?

Ziyu Peng, Reporter October 17, 2022
The Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election is approaching. Maura Healey, the Massachusetts Attorney General, won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts governor. If she wins the gubernatorial election, Healey will be the nation's first openly lesbian governor as well as the state's first elected woman governor.
Inside Matthews Arena polling location

The Massachusetts Primary Election is Today. Here’s What’s Your Need to Know.

Mehr Singh, Editor September 6, 2022

Starting at 7 a.m. today, Bostonians will head to the polls to cast their votes in Massachusetts' Primary. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office reported that as of Friday at 4 p.m.,...

City council race: Tania Del Rio running for District 1

City council race: Tania Del Rio running for District 1

Lex Weaver, Editor-in-chief January 17, 2022

Editor's Note (4/7): The spring election for the next D-1 councilor will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. For more information about the election, please visit here. Tania Del Rio, immigrant BPS parent...

City council race: Gabriela Gigi Coletta running for District 1

City council race: Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta running for District 1

Lex Weaver, Editor-in-chief January 12, 2022

Editor's Note (4/7): The spring election for the next D-1 councilor will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. For more information about the election, please visit here. Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta, political...

Screencapture of a data visualization of Bostons Nov. 2 election results.

The Results: A breakdown of the Boston 2021 general election

Ha Ta, Audience Engagement Editor November 4, 2021

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Boston voters to new mayor: Fix housing, Mass. & Cass, education

Boston voters to new mayor: Fix housing, Mass. & Cass, education

Sebastian Grace, Aparna Sekhar, and Jess Silverman November 2, 2021

  Boston voters at the polls Tuesday offered many suggestions to the new mayor on issues ranging from housing, public safety and education. The historic election will see either Annissa Essaibi...

Carrera por el Ayuntamiento: David Halbert se postula para el escaño general

Desirée Vignola, Translator October 30, 2021

David Halbert, servidor público experimentado y ex gerente de alcance del Instituto de Justicia Educativa del Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT por sus siglas en inglés), se postula para un...

Carrera por el Ayuntamiento: Carla B. Monteiro se postula para el escaño general

Desirée Vignola, Translator October 30, 2021

Carla B. Monteiro, trabajadora social y defensora de la comunidad, se está postulando para el escaño general en el Concejo Municipal de Boston. Monteiro se postula contra al menos otros 15 candidatos,...

市议会竞选: Carla B. Monteiro正在竞选大议员席位

Zhaozhou Dai, Translator October 30, 2021

Carla B. Monteiro 是一名社会工作者和社区倡导者,正在竞选波士顿市议会大议员席位。 Monteiro正在与至少 15 名其他候选人竞争,其中包括现任者Michael Flaherty和Julia...

Polling ahead: Michelle Wu’s campaign has volunteers speak to unclaimed voters in a strategy to win the election

Polling ahead: Michelle Wu’s campaign has volunteers speak to unclaimed voters in a strategy to win the election

Delaney Murray, Reporter October 21, 2021

  West Roxbury retiree Jonathan Feltner and finance consultant Steven Lee volunteer for Michelle Wu’s mayoral campaign exclusively as a pair. The duo believes talking to members of their community...

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