An ordinance was proposed in Boston City Council to establish equity in the regulation of the cannabis industry by Kim Janey, councilor for District 7 and chair for small business and consumer affairs, on Wednesday afternoon.
Metro, Politics
Baker Proposes Bill to Combat Handheld Phone Use While Driving
Governor Charlie Baker proposed a bill yesterday that will require all cell phone use while driving to be hands free. The proposed bill says that phones cannot be touched “except to perform a single tap or swipe to activate, deactivate, or initiate hands-free mode.”
Politics, Boston, Metro
Walsh Announces Opposition to Title IX Proposals
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston College ’09, announced that he will be issuing a public comment to the U.S. Department of Education to challenge the proposals to change Title IX in a press conference Wednesday afternoon. The proposals aim to redefine how sexual harassment is defined and handled at colleges.
Metro, Politics, Boston
Walsh Speaks on Diversity, Housing at State of the City Address
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, BC ’09, delivered his annual State of the City Address on Tuesday evening at Boston Symphony Hall. He spoke about improvements made in housing, unemployment, and climate change.
Metro, Top Story, Politics
Senator Elizabeth Warren Announces 2020 Presidential Run
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announced that she is considering running in the 2020 presidential election in a video she released on Monday morning to supporters. The Democrat said that she will be convening an exploratory committee to discuss the possibility of candidacy.
Metro, Politics
‘A Conversation with Malala’ Hosted at Harvard Kennedy School
Malala Yousafzai, an activist for girls’ education and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, spoke at Harvard Kennedy School after recieving its 2018 Gleitsman Activist Award.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Governor Charlie Baker Calls for Temporary Removal of Newton Judge
Governor Charlie Baker calls for the temporary removal of a Newton judge who allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant escape from ICE agents at the Newton District Court.
Metro, Politics
Harvard Kennedy Center Analyzes Implications of Midterms on 2020 Elections
“The more that the Democratic Party can embrace diversity, not just in what individuals look like, but diversity in modernizing policies, that is what is going to get people excited,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, president of Vote Latino.
Metro, Politics
Democrats Sweep Massachusetts Midterm Elections
Both securing second terms, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Governor Charlie Baker triumphed easily in the Nov. 6 midterm elections.
Metro, Politics
Question 2 on MA Ballot Considers Rights of Corporations
Question 2 on the 2018 Massachusetts ballot asks voters to decide if corporations have the same constitutional right to free speech as individuals.
