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The Mobil gas station on Commonwealth Avenue. Gas prices continue rising across Massachusetts and Boston has seen prices rise slightly above the state average – at $4.38 per gallon on Mar. 14. – due, in part, to sanctions against Russia. PERRY SOSI/DFP STAFF

Gas prices soar in Massachusetts amid Russia-Ukraine war

Casey Choung March 18, 2022
Gas prices continue rising across Massachusetts, reaching an average high of $4.36 per gallon on March 11.
A child plays with toys.

City and state lawmakers jumpstart child care agenda

Samuele Petruccelli February 22, 2021
The Mayor’s Office will conduct its second Boston Childcare Survey alongside this year’s Annual Resident Listing. Meanwhile, a separate bill pushing to establish universal child care in Massachusetts is circulating the statehouse.
PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Bump stocks must be banned and Massachusetts legislature is on the right track

Editors October 12, 2017

When Stephen Paddock killed 58 people at a Las Vegas music festival earlier this month, he used a device called a bump stock, essentially turning his semiautomatic rifles into fully automatic ones —...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced his commitment to closing the gender wage gap on Monday in a gathering of 100 local businesses. ILLUSTRATION BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh commits to closing gender wage gap

Luis Castro March 31, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh joined 100 local businesses Monday in his pledge to close the gender wage gap in the City of Boston, according to a Sunday press release. The release stated that the commitment...

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