Trump admin threatens to withhold MBTA funds over crime concerns
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy demanded the head of the T share information on the agency's plans reduce crime within two weeks or face funding cuts.

The Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race showcases art, creativity and joy — on wheels
Each year, artists, engineers and tinkerers from across New England bring their wacky, human-powered machines to Lowell.
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EPA employees disciplined for signing letter criticizing agency's focus on deregulation
Over a hundred EPA employees who signed the letter were informed of proposed suspensions and over a dozen were told they're being fired. -
As elections near, prisoners and advocates push for voting rights behind bars
Proponents began a petition drive to expand voting rights behind bars and to ensure ballot access for those who are still entitled. -
Former Boston City Councilor sentenced to one month in prison for corruption charges
The sentencing wraps up a 9-month saga that began when Fernandes Anderson was arrested last December. -
CoastSnap Turns Beachgoers into Citizen Scientists to Track Shoreline Changes
CoastSnap uses fixed camera mounts at beaches for the public to take and submit shoreline photos. The images help scientists monitor coastal changes and are shared online for public and research use.
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Scratch & Win
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College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
What Is Owed?
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. -
The Big Dig
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.’

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