Christian Wade

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — Ahead of contentious votes in several Massachusetts cities in towns, the Healey administration is touting new data showing nearly 70 communities have met the local zoning requirements of the MBTA Communities Act. Data posted by the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities shows at least 68 cities and towns are in “full compliance” with the four-year-old state law requiring local governments to dedicate more land to multifamily housing near public transit.

1 week ago | eagletribune.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — Ahead of contentious votes in several Massachusetts cities in towns, the Healey administration is touting new data showing nearly 70 communities have met the local zoning requirements of the MBTA Communities Act. Data posted by the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities shows at least 68 cities and towns are in "full compliance" with the four-year-old state law requiring local governments to dedicate more land to multifamily housing near public transit.

1 week ago | eagletribune.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — The Trump administration is freezing more than $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard University after the Ivy League school rejected demands to eliminate its diversity programming and curtail student protests on campus. The move came shortly after Harvard's President Alan Garber issued a scathing rebuke Monday of the White House's demands, calling them "coercive" and beyond the scope of federal authority.

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — Senate Democrats are seeking to shield physicians who perform “gender affirming” care from prosecution in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts to ban transgender procedures among teenagers.

1 week ago | newburyportnews.com | Christian Wade

BOSTON — Massachusetts and other states are suing the Trump administration to block its clawback of federal funding to support academic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.