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by Andrew Jeromski | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:48pm

BOSTON/Government Center—After an hour of testimony from police officers neighborhood activists civil rights organizations and concerned citizens tempers flared at City Hall Tuesday afternoon as the city’s top lawyer accused District 4 Councilor Charles Yancey of “grandstanding ” calling his

by amydemas | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

BOSTON/Government Center - The Boston Teachers Union held a boisterous rally outside Boston Public Schools district headquarters Wednesday night to build public support for the union's contract goals.

by amydemas | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

BOSTON/Government Center - About 50 climate and #OccupyBoston activists marched to U.S. Sen.

by amydemas | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

BOSTON/Beacon Hill - Over a thousand young people from some of the state’s most distressed urban communities converged on downtown Boston Thursday to highlight youth unemployment and press for state funding of youth jobs programs.

by Tate Williams | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

Cambridge Mass. - With climate change policy deadlocked there’s a rapidly growing movement on campuses nationwide to convince universities to yank their investments in fossil fuel companies.

by Jonathan Adams | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

BOSTON/State House – There were 32 fatal on-the-job accidents in Massachusetts last year and an estimated 300 plus deaths due to occupational diseases - over 90 due to asbestos-related illness - according to a report released this week.

by Sarah Betancourt | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm
Cambridge, Mass. - One hundred demonstrators gathered last Sunday in Harvard Square to show solidarity for Turkish protesters challenging their government’s response to recent protests across Turkey.
by jmarinova | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

BOSTON - The Boston Area Youth Organizing Project is leading a campaign to create a youth pass that will allow Boston residents under the age of 21 to afford public transportation.

by jmarinova | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

BOSTON - Mayor Thomas Menino has refused to expand the civilian review board which handles complaints against the Boston Police Department citing a lack of complaints. In this video Press Pass TV investigates if the amount of complaints are reflective of people's experiences with the police.

by betsy | 11 Aug 2013 - 7:47pm

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