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People say the closing of the Justice Department probe into discrimination in their city does not invalidate their experiences of racism, and say elections are now critical to bringing change.
UpdatedThu, May 13, 2021 at 11:34 am ET Reply About 66 percent of Mayor Yvonne Spicer's campaign donations from Framingham residents since January 2020 have come from north of Route 9. (Shutterstock / Wangkun Jia) FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer launched her 2021 campaign on Thursday, and is entering a reelection year with close to $30,000 in her campaign coffers. Although Spicer was quiet about her 2021 plans until this week, she's been accepting contributions since she took office in 2018. She began 2020 with about $11,000 in her campaign account, and held key fundraiser...
Should Massachusetts cities give 16-year-olds the right to vote? Young activists say yes Updated 6:04 AM; Today 6:00 AM Election officials sort absentee and early voting ballots for counting inside Boston City Hall, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP Facebook Share Boston City Councilors Julia Mejia and Kenzie Bok introduced a home rule petition that would lower the voting age for city elections to 16 years old. Similar ordinances have passed in Brookline, Somerville, Northampton and most recently in Cambridge, among other municipalities. The home rule petitions in...