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As LGBTQ rights come under attack, high school art club works to create safe space

The Art Love Club supports LGBTQ students and their allies at a time when the country is divisive and hate is on the rise. This year, the group designed two dozen signs to hang around their school to help kids feel safe and empowered during the school day.

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Federal headwinds threaten the emerging Mass. climate tech industry

Under the Trump administration, many entrepreneurs working on climate tech, renewable energy or environmental justice have found their grants delayed, threatened or rescinded. The federal headwinds threaten to slow Gov. Maura Healey's plans to make Massachusetts the global hub for climate tech.

Federal headwinds threaten the emerging Mass. climate tech industry

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Why Mass. is betting on a boom in climate tech

Gov. Maura Healey wants to make Massachusetts the climate tech hub for the world. She says the emerging sector could bring tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment. But while the state excels at fostering innovation, some say it needs to do better at keeping companies in Massachusetts.

Why Mass. is betting on a boom in climate tech

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Ubers, club dues and restaurants: How Boston city councilors spend campaign donations

City councilors tend to spend most of their campaign funds on things donors expect: consultants, advertising, office costs. They also spend thousands of dollars getting around town, hobnobbing at dinners and clubs, and on donations to nonprofits in their districts. And there's the coffee — lots of coffee.

Ubers, club dues and restaurants: How Boston city councilors spend campaign donations

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Dark money pours into Massachusetts politics

WBUR found a rise of dark money groups trying to sway local elections and influence policy. The nonprofits can raise and spend unlimited money from undisclosed donors. Watchdogs warn about their growing influence on Massachusetts politics.

Dark money pours into Massachusetts politics

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Boston University medical students gather on 'match day' to learn their residency fate

More than 100 graduating medical students gathered in a Boston University ballroom Friday morning. It was match day. At noon, they’d learn about the rest of their lives.

Boston University medical students gather on 'match day' to learn their residency fate

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After years of roving, the Boston Lyric Opera celebrates its new home

New England's largest opera company finally has a place to call home. It’s welcoming the public to its newly renovated performance and community studios in Fort Point with an intimate production of a work by Gustav Mahler.

After years of roving, the Boston Lyric Opera celebrates its new home

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Preserving the Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar in New England

"It’s not just passing the technical knowledge, it's passing that relationship," said Leah Hopkins, a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe who showed community members how maple sugaring works.

Preserving the Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar in New England

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In Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe

Burlington, Massachusetts, residents are sharply divided over immigration enforcement — with some now calling out local companies they say profit from ICE operations. 

In Burlington, residents protest ICE headquarters, a landlord, a parking lot and a cafe

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'I feel like an alien': A man restarts his life after 30 years in prison

Robert Francis is one of 210 people given a second chance after the state's highest court ruled that those under 21 can’t be sentenced to life without parole. Over the past six months, he has navigated finding work, using new technology and building a life in a society that he was removed from as a teen.

'I feel like an alien': A man restarts his life after 30 years in prison

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