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A ballot drop box outside of the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library. Question 3 on the Massachusetts ballot regards an initiative to allow transportation network drivers to unionize. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Proposed Question 3 ballot to allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize

Liam Dunne October 9, 2024
Question 3, a ballot measure seeking to allow unionization and collective bargaining for transportation network drivers, has sparked support from Massachusetts state senators, but Uber and Lyft remain neutral.
 Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a virus spread through mosquito bites, have been identified in Massachusetts. COURTESY OF PXHERE

Parts of Massachusetts at high risk for mosquitoes carrying EEE

Mia Cathell September 5, 2019
Central and Southeastern Massachusetts are at critical risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis-carrying mosquitoes. There have been four cases of EEE in Massachusetts residents so far this year.
A rally breaks out Wednesday afternoon in Boston Common in support of the Massachusetts Safe Communities Act. PHOTO BY ALYSSA MEYERS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds gather in Boston Common, support Mass. Safe Communities Act

Sarah Wu February 2, 2017

By Sarah Wu and Haley Fritz Approximately 200 protesters gathered in the snowy Boston Common Wednesday afternoon to stand in solidarity with those affected by President Donald Trump’s controversial...

EDIT: A Tragedy Resurfaces at MIT

EDIT: A Tragedy Resurfaces at MIT

Editors January 27, 2015

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a tragedy is resurfacing. The case of the 2009 suicide of doctoral student Han Duy Nguyen is advancing this month toward a possible trial. In 2011, the victim’s...

Water bottle ban proposed for Mass. government offices

Daily Free Press Admin January 28, 2013

Amid calls to shrink government spending and increase focus on sustainability, a bill was filed Friday that would prevent Massachusetts state funds from being used for bottled water. State Rep. Tom Sannicandro,...

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