Local anti-trafficking advocates say federal actions put victims at risk
Funding cuts, layoffs and uncertainty are making the work of getting survivors stable harder, advocates say.
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Lawsuit aims to stop taxpayer information sharing with ICE
Immigrants without legal status paid nearly $650 million in Massachusetts’ state and local taxes in 2022. Advocates question if ICE actions have contributed to fewer immigrants applying for taxpayer numbers this year.
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Two Massachusetts brothers aboard flotilla heading for Gaza port
Two brothers from Sheffield, Massachusetts, are on a flotilla of nearly 50 ships headed to Gaza with humanitarian aid supplies for Palestinians. -
Logan airport expects ‘no immediate interruptions’ due to government shutdown
Air traffic controllers and TSA employees are considered "essential" and are required to continue working without pay during the federal government shutdown. -
Worcester City Council passes resolution barring police from assisting ICE
Although the measure was mainly symbolic, councilors said it sends a message that Worcester cares about immigrants. -
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Phillip Martin retires after a distinguished career in investigative journalism
Phillip Martin is stepping away after more than two decades at GBH News. Over the years, his work has uncovered hidden stories, given voice to overlooked communities, and helped shape the way investigative journalism is practiced in Boston and beyond.
GBH News podcasts
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Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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