Boston City Council calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Boston's ceasefire resolution passed Wednesday on an 11-2 vote.
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Lawmakers propose 'Ebony Alerts' to help find missing Black girls and women
Bill backers say Black kids are overrepresented among missing youth, but their cases don't get as much public attention.
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Codman Academy to unionize with the Boston Teachers Union
Statewide, nearly half a dozen independent charter schools have unionized. -
No plans for new state taxes, Healey tells business group
Sluggish tax revenue collections this fiscal year prompted the governor to make budget cuts. Still, some bills with the governor’s backing would let municipalities impose their own local taxes. -
Meet Brenda Kelley of Lenox, Massachusetts’ elementary principal of the year
"Our days are long days. Days can be tough. But you know, every day, there’s something positive happening within a school building," Kelley says. -
Guster's Adam Gardner celebrates 20 years of making concerts greener
The musician, who founded the nonprofit REVERB with his wife in 2004, joins The Culture Show for a discussion on how his organization has been working to make live music sustainable through fan-facing and behind-the-scenes initiatives. -
Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
Oliver de la Paz, poet laureate of Worcester and an associate professor at The College of the Holy Cross, joined The Culture Show to celebrate national poetry month and discuss his latest collection of poetry “The Diaspora Sonnets.”
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