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The Daily Free Press

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The MBTA Green Line at the Boston University East stop. The United StatesDepartment of Transportation secretary sent a letter to MBTA general manager and CEO asking for a plan to reduce crime on the MBTA, or funding will be withheld.

Federal officials threaten funding for the T, citing safety concerns

By Riley Zeleznik, Contributing Writer September 23, 2025

The United States Department of Transportation has threatened to withhold or redirect funding for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority if it does not share a plan focused on minimizing criminal...

Protestors gather at the Hands off Rally in March 2025 in front of Boston City Hall. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to begin a new crackdown on immigration in the city, amid the Department of Justice suing the city of Boston last week.

Advocacy groups fear renewed immigration crackdown in Boston

By Liam Dunne, City Section Editor September 9, 2025

The Trump administration announced the beginning of a second immigration crackdown in Boston last week, rattling advocacy organizations in support of the city’s immigrant communities. Plans for...

The Massachusetts Turnpike. The Allston Multimodal Project is still awaiting funding after a $200 million proposal was rejected by the National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program. ISABELLA OLAND/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Allston Multimodal Project continues to push for federal funding

By Charlie Johnson February 23, 2024
After a second failed attempt, the Allston Multimodal I-90 project still awaits federal funding in order to revitalize and reconfigure the neighborhood. 
Yvonne Tang

Dear Men (dear everyone): How do we navigate through the guilt we feel in 2020?

By Yvonne Tang November 30, 2020
I have a feeling there’s a lot of excessive guilt going around during this time, so I encourage you to take care of yourself and take care of your friends. We all have made countless mistakes, but we'll always have an “afterward” to act on.
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