Saraya (suh-RAY-uh) Wintersmith
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Fearfully & wonderfully made. Ever-curious, ever-skeptical. #Bison Watching power & policymaking & political races in Boston @GBHNews / (617) 300 — 2498
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Joined November 2010
Driverless cars run into resistance in Boston
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Officials said labor, safety and environmental concerns raise doubts about deploying autonomous vehicles any time soon.
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Councilor FitzGerald is introducing his hearing order for a “regional substance use disorder and mental health fund” to help pay for Mass and Cass costs. One Boston mayoral candidate fully endorsed the idea, another said it’s a pipe dream:
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The proposal would ask Boston suburbs to fund solutions around susbtance abuse and homelessness
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REJECTED: A citizen petition to add a non-binding question to the November ballot (about establishing a municipal Inspector General in Boston) has failed to advance out of City Council. Vote was 9-3. ✅ Mejia, Murphy and Worrell.❌ Everyone else.
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NEW: A proposal that asks Boston suburbs to help fund Mass & Cass solutions? . Boston City Councilor @FitzforBoston begins push for neighboring towns to help pay Mass and Cass costs
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The proposal would ask Boston suburbs to fund solutions around susbtance abuse and homelessness
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ICYMI: @KirkCarapezza has this deep dive on the details concerning Harvard’s Graduate School of Education shutting down its DEI office
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Harvard was already grappling with the loss of billions in research funding when the Trump administration threatened to pull federal student aid.
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NEW: Tania Fernandes Anderson submits resignation from Boston City Council
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Fernandes Anderson’s last day will be the Fourth of July.
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In a statement, Idowu welcomed the new investigation and characterized the situation as a matter amplified by the attention of election-year politics. After staffer’s public accusations, Boston launches new investigation | GBH
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The new probe will feature outside lawyers, according to a memo from Boston’s human resources chief.
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POV: You’re in a gaggle and someone asked a blue state governor whether there should be more ICE detention centers in light of reportedly “abysmal” conditions at the current facility. Healey said “No,” adding that detained people “should be held in safe and humane conditions.”
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Wu says federal cuts could mean slashing city services, hiring freeze for Boston
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The Boston mayor also encouraged the city’s major institutions to resist Trump.
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Suffolk DA blasts mid-trial ICE detention as “extraordinarily reckless” and says the office is looking into criminal charges for ICE agent now in contempt of court
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DA Hayden says his office is exploring charges for an ICE agent now held in contempt of court.
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Sex workers, allies speak out as details of brothel scandal emerge
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Supporters hope lawmakers will consider sex work decriminalization bills this session.
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Health care cash rained on Mass. lobbying world in 2024
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At a time when lawmakers are wrestling with cost, access and regulatory questions, health care industry power players continued to dominate the Beacon Hill lobbying world last year, spending the most...
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Five takeaways from Mayor Wu's 2025 State of the City speech.
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Its rhetorical engine was her recent congressional testimony in Washington.
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The state officials are at it again. Mass Attorney General chides Auditor over public comments on state legal matters
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Campbell’s comments also came a day after DiZoglio accused her of trying to “scapegoat” the auditor’s office over the controversial MBTA Communities Act.
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GBH News to launch reimagined Basic Black and Greater Boston: Expanded coverage and new programming follows strong ratings and listener support
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GBH News, doubling down on its commitment to trusted local journalism, is launching new versions of longstanding programming as well as expanded reporting that connects the Commonwealth.
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RT @sweetadelinevt: Local Haitians with TPS react to Trump administration rescinding temporary protected status, and discuss what comes nex….
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"We can't go back," said Marie, is a client of the Immigrant Family Services Institute.
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With hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. now soon to be at risk for deportation, there's never been a better time for a conversation about the world's first Black republic, what's happening there and how we move forward.
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A live call-in radio special about the crisis in Haiti on WNYC in New York, GBH in Boston, and WLRN in Miami. Tune in Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Fired Massachusetts immigration judge worries about long-term impact of lost staff
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Kerry Doyle is one of more than 20 judges fired nationwide.
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More about the special here: See you on the radio Feb. 24!.
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A live call-in radio special about the crisis in Haiti on WNYC in New York, GBH in Boston, and WLRN in Miami. Tune in Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
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