AvatarPublic News ServiceAvatarAvatar18 hours agoGOP proposal threatens cuts to MA Social Security benefitsPublic News Service - Kathryn CarleyCongressional Republicans' proposed changes to Social Security have advocates for Massachusetts beneficiaries concerned about the future of the key …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days ago‘Without us this whole system just collapses’: BU graduate workers strike causes class disruptions - The Boston Globebostonglobe.com - Dana GerberAbout 3,000 graduate student workers at Boston University went on strike Monday, fighting for improved pay and benefits in a labor action that …
AvatarTampa Free Press flipped into Politics FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days ago‘Squad’ Members Earmarked Nearly $225 Million In Spending Bills Since 2023tampafp.com - Will Kessler - DCNFEight members of the congressional “Squad” have requested $224 million in earmarks in key spending bills since 2023, according to an investigation by …
AvatarMassLiveflipped into MassLive NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 hours agoBoston program helps homeless families access childcare, other resourcesmasslive.com - Tréa LaveryA program funding childcare for homeless families in Boston is helping parents set their young children up for success before kindergarten, as well …
AvatarCommon Dreamsflipped into Latest NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoJust 23 House Dems Oppose Bill That Bars UNRWA Funding While Giving Billions to Israelcommondreams.org - Jake JohnsonThe House of Representatives on Friday approved a sprawling government spending package that prohibits U.S. funding for the United Nations' …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoRep. Pressley named Honorary Captain of PWHL Boston Women’s Hockey Teamthesomervilletimes.com - The Somerville Times* Last week, at a watch party event to recognize the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoCoastal resilience efforts cross city lines at Island End River in Chelsea and Everettbaystatebanner.com - Avery BleichfeldAs a low-lying coastal city, Boston is at heightened risk for coastal flooding. To examine the challenges and opportunities of coastal resilience …
AvatarBusiness Insiderflipped into PoliticsAvatarAvatarSome student-loan borrowers who fall behind on payments risk losing their Social Security benefits. 33 Democratic lawmakers want that 'devastating practice' to end.verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Ayelet SheffeyA group of Democratic lawmakers want to end a consequence some student-loan borrowers face when they fall behind on payments. On Wednesday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, along with Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Pramila Jayapal, Raúl Grijalva, and John Larson, led 27 of their colleagues in urging …
AvatarThe Washington Postflipped into PoliticsAvatarAvatarImpeachment inquiry appears on ice as House GOP tries to wrangle supportverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Jacqueline AlemanyLacking support and evidence, the GOP-led impeachment inquiry against President Biden continued to sputter out, even as House Republicans on Wednesday held a hearing that featured witnesses who reiterated thin allegations that members of the Biden family capitalized financially on their father’s …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 21Canadian Embassy hosts PWHL watch party to ‘celebrate women athletes’ | NHL.comnhl.com - By William DouglasWASHINGTON -- Joyce Kammerman was smiling and near tears at the same time at a Professional Women’s Hockey League watch party at the Canadian Embassy …
AvatarNational Reviewflipped into Politics & PolicyAvatarAvatarIs ‘Long Covid’ Real?National Review - Noah RothmanMaybe it was the presence of no fewer than three hashtags in Representative Ayanna Pressley’s social-media post. Perhaps it was the T-shirt …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 17Tax relief coming to Mass. with IRS Direct Filelowellsun.com - Melanie GilbertFor the first time in U.S. taxpaying history, and exactly one month before taxes are due, a new tool from the Internal Revenue Service allows …