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“These programs are very, very expensive," Lourdes Alvarez, Chelsea’s communications and outreach manager, said of the guaranteed basic income pilots. She's shown distributing boxes of groceries to Chelsea residents at a pop-up food pantry in 2020.

For a guaranteed basic income pilot, Boston can look to its neighbors

Officials in Chelsea and Cambridge report that their pilot programs, which gave cash to low-income households, were successful. But they admit they are not sure where the money is going to come from to extend their initiatives.

City of Boston, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association reach tentative contract agreement
“This tentative agreement reflects our shared focus on ensuring safety across every neighborhood through community policing and providing necessary resources for the health and well-being of officers and their families,” read the statement from Wu and Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone.

Mass. Democrats again fail to pass $2.8 billion spending bill amid impasse with GOP
For the second time in as many days, Democratic leaders on Friday failed to pass a deal on a nearly $3 billion spending bill in the Massachusetts House, continuing a standoff with the small GOP caucus.

State treasurer suspended top cannabis regulator after she allegedly made racist remarks

The allegations detail publicly for the first time why state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended Shannon O’Brien as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission. O'Brien said none of the accusations have "any merit."

US House expels George Santos in Friday vote
Representative Santos became the sixth House member in history to be expelled after a 311-114 vote. (C-SPAN)

Mass. lawmakers reach deal on delayed $2.8 billion spending bill with shelter funding, but its fate remains unclear amid GOP objections
The deal would pour $250 million into the struggling emergency shelter system and mandate that the state create overflow sites for families with nowhere else to go.

Henry Kissinger’s ties to Harvard date back to the 1940s when he was a star student, then a young professor
Before his time as a diplomat and presidential adviser, Kissinger was a Harvard man whose undergraduate thesis earned him widespread acclaim, though his relationship with the university would become more complicated in later years.

SJC justice stepping down early to join UMass, giving Healey another chance to mold high court
David Lowy, the only Republican on the seven-seat bench, will replace former Middlesex County district attorney Gerry Leone as the UMass system’s top lawyer.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Boston City Council meeting

The seven protesters brandished a Palestinian flag and a sign that called for a stop of American financial support to Israel. They were escorted from the chamber by Boston Police. No arrests were made. 2:14 p.m.

Migrant children played in a room at the Wang YMCA of Chinatown on Wednesday, November 29.

The ‘right thing to do.’ YMCA opens doors to migrant families sleeping in MBTA office building

State officials and the YMCA of Greater Boston said Wednesday they are providing daytime services at the Chinatown Y for migrant families who are sleeping in converted conference rooms at the state’s transportation building. 1:30 p.m.

Mayor Wu on Boston’s winter: ‘We will be prepared for anything’

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Members of public employee unions rallied in front of the State House last week.

Mass. Legislature closes out least productive period in decades

Lawmakers have failed to move proposals to Governor Maura Healey’s desk that would address some of the state’s most pressing issues. 5:44 a.m.

Segun Idowu, Mayor Michelle Wu’s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, told city councilors a guaranteed income program is one of many tools the city is considering to attack poverty, an issue he said needs to be addressed urgently.

A guaranteed basic income for Boston’s poor? Officials consider the idea.

With about 18 percent of city residents living below the poverty line, Boston officials are mulling the implementation of a temporary guaranteed income program for the city’s poor. 5:26 p.m.

Through an interpreter, Maritza Cruz talked about her children’s involvement in the child welfare system.

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State Senator Joanne Comerford is a sponsor for a bill that would create uniform standards for the state's 351 local health departments.

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Kneeling on the floor in a hotel room she cannot pay for, Stacey struggled through her second application for emergency shelter, sorting through an overwhelming pile of forms and documents. Unable to get shelter the first time she applied, Stacey and her 12-year-old daughter have been homeless for 18 months.

For some families, the right to shelter isn’t a right at all

Each year, the state formally denies hundreds of families seeking a temporary place to stay. Many more seek emergency shelter but never complete an application. 12:39 p.m.