The Trump Administration proposed a new policy Saturday that prevents many U.S.immigrants who depend on public assistance programs — like food stamps — from obtaining permanent residency or U.S. citizenship. Several Boston-based organizations and residents were vocal in their opposition to the new proposal.

Rachael Rollins, a former prosecutor and the first person of color to serve as the general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, won the Massachusetts Democratic primary election on Sept. 4 for the Suffolk County district attorney seat.

Recent statistics show that Massachusetts police departments nearly doubled their use of electric weapons, such as Tasers and stun guns, from 2015 to 2016.

A group of black and Latino immigrants in Massachusetts filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to block the termination of the Temporary Protected Status program for Salvadorans and Haitians in the United States.