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State lawmakers move to scrap limits on 24-week abortions and let doctors decide
House lawmakers voted 119-33 to eliminate all gestational limits, which could give Massachusetts some of the most expansive abortion laws in the country. -
Mass. DPH warns residents of possible toxic algae in Charles River after dog’s death
Massachusetts health officials and the Boston Public Health Commission are testing for cyanobacteria in the Charles from Newton and Needham through Dedham to West Roxbury. -
In Salem’s densest neighborhood, organizers discuss how residents are dealing with extreme heat
Some 60 residents of a largely Latino neighborhood called The Point attended a community event that focused on issues of extreme heat. -
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Catching The Codfather
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’