Somerville booted its mayor. What sets her two would-be replacements apart?
While two candidates see their campaigns and some big issues very differently, there’s a surprising amount of common ground.
Fact check: Is gerrymandering behind Massachusetts’ all-Democrat congressional delegation?
National Republicans accuse Massachusetts of gerrymandering, but the architects of the state’s congressional maps say it’s a matter of math.
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Galvin intervenes in Lawrence elections
The secretary of the Commonwealth says the absentee ballot process is a mess. -
EPA employee fired after signing letter of dissent opposing deregulation
EPA engineer Lane To shares their story with Craig LeMoult after being fired for signing a letter critical of agency deregulation under the Trump administration. -
District 7 needs a new city councilor. Who can take on its challenges?
Following the resignation of City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, two new candidates are competing to represent Boston’s District 7 this November. -
The Genius Next Door: Lauren K. Williams’ work uncovers connections between math and nature
Theoretical mathematician Lauren K. Williams is the second woman in Harvard’s history to get tenure in the math department and one of four local 2025 MacArthur “Genius” Fellows. -
With $900K, what causes would teens support? This nonprofit put that to the test.
“The youth in our pilot were really looking for ... in-person authentic connections. They were really looking for programs that blended real-world learning with community impact,” said CEO Julie Lammers.
GBH News podcasts
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Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
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 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.’
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