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745 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Ben Hires (CAS’00, STH’03, MET’08) is “Opening Doors” as the CEO at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center The following article was originally published by Bostonia on March 4, 2021, and was written by John O’Rourke. Photo by Cydney Scott. Click here to read the original article. They are determined to use their experience, influence, and positions to help make their business, organization, and world a more inclusive place. They are breaking barriers—and then reaching back to help those behind them overcome the same hurdles...

A proposal to curb protests at infrastructure projects like oil pipelines drew strong condemnation from tribal groups on Wednesday who said the threat of muscled-up criminal penalties would deter Native communities from exercising their right to peacefully protest. Rep. Steve Gunderson, a Republican from Libby, introduced on Wednesday House Bill 481, which would up the criminal and civil penalties for those who trespass on and damage property associated with infrastructure projects; Gunderson offered the Dakota Access Pipeline as an example for the committee, where protests reached criminal l...

Legislators Hear Testimony On Bill Expanding Workers’ Compensation Lawmakers on the House Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Wednesday on several bills that would change workers’ compensation, including one that would allow essential workers to receive benefits if they contract COVID-19. “May we honor all those who stepped up and cared for all of us during the pandemic, despite the risks to their personal health and safety,” Olsen said. Rep. Andrea Olsen (D) - HD 100. Credit Montana Legislature Ole Hedstrom spoke in support of the bill on behalf of the Montana State Council ...

Oil pump. Federal officials are postponing Montana’s March oil and gas lease sale, a few weeks after the Biden Administration pushed pause on new leasing to review current policy. While the oil and gas industry in Montana remains largely unaffected, the move has frustrated industry members. One small company in Colorado spent years waiting for a parcel in Montana to come up for bid. On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management postponed its chance. “It’s very disappointing,,” Brian Wert is with Westcliff Resources. Wert says he and his partners have had their eye on a Powder River Basin ...

Wheeling firefighters spent much of Sunday afternoon battling a blaze at a residence on the 1100 block of Lane H, between Cherry Street and McColloch Street in