Women in Politics: Emerge MA Celebrates their 10th Annual Women of the Year Event
Women in Politics: Emerge Massachusetts Celebrates their 10th Annual Women of the Year Event The premier training organization gathered to honor Dr. Yvonne Spicer and Mayor Nicole LaChapelle BOSTON, MA – Emerge Massachusetts, the Commonwealth’s premier political training organization for self-identified Democratic women, came together at… Read More
Statement from Emerge Massachusetts on Boston City Council District 6 Race
Statement from Emerge Massachusetts on Boston City Council District 6 Race The strength of Emerge Massachusetts’ programs lies in the diversity of the incredible 400 women we have trained. We prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) training in all of our programs and incorporate DE&I principles into all aspects of our work. Read More
Congress should make child tax credit permanent
As part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan passed earlier this year, Congress temporarily expanded the child tax credit to provide monthly payments for most households with children under 18. Families in Cambridge recently started seeing payments in their… Read More
Biden nominates Rachael Rollins as US attorney for Massachusetts
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins was nominated by President Biden yesterday to be the next United States attorney in Massachusetts, in a history-making move that could mark a dramatic shift away from immigration and drug prosecutions to a sometimes fiery brand of reform that… Read More
Owning a home in Boston is hard. Would-be mayors — all homeowners themselves — aim to make it easier
As they fight to distinguish themselves in a crowded field, Boston’s mayoral hopefuls are united by a status that has eluded most of the people they seek to represent: They own their homes. In a city where two-thirds of residents are renters… Read More
The Best of Boston Readers’ Poll: Heroes Edition
Dimple Rana Community Engagement Director, City of Revere Filling in the gaps: Was there any side effect of the pandemic Dimple Rana didn’t work to remedy this year? As leader of Revere’s COVID-19 Community Response Network, the powerhouse city employee and her team could be found handing out PPE kits and… Read More
BEST OF BOSTON – 2021 Best Politician: Liz Miranda
In the fight for racial justice, state Representative Liz Miranda stood out among local politicians by leading the charge to create a maternal health commission to help eliminate racial disparities in childbirth across the state, specifically when it comes to Black mothers, who die at much higher rates than white… Read More
The Politics Behind Local Politicking with Mehreen Butt
Gone are the days where local politics amount to reelecting erstwhile high school classmates to fill potholes and grow schools. Policy attorney by day and public servant by night, Mehreen Butt, sister to our host, is a Pakistani American town councilor in Wakefield, MA. She joins us… Read More
Gerly Adrien Is Giving Back to the Everett Community That Raised Her
The first Black, Haitian-American female City Councilor At-Large for the City of Everett checks in with Kwani A. Lunis for 10 Questions with NBC10 Boston. She shares why she decided to get into politics and how she’s managed running her small business during the pandemic. Watch the video… Read More
A ‘Level-Headed’ Leader: A Look at Mayor Siddiqui’s First Term as Cambridge’s Mayor Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
When Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui ran for re-election to the Cambridge City Council last year, her platform focused on supporting small businesses, affordable housing initiatives, education reform, environmental sustainability, and improving civic engagement. There was no way to expect that combatting the novel coronavirus pandemic would become her top priority as… Read More