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Alison Croney Moses, a Boston artist dedicated to bringing Black motherhood to light, wins de Cordova Museum’s $50,000 Rappaport Prize - The Boston Globe Her work, largely in wood, has been receiving increased recognition recently.

Alison Croney Moses, a Boston artist dedicated to bringing Black motherhood to light, wins de Cordova Museum’s $50,000 Rappaport Art Prize: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/15/a...

MBTA Communities law is not an unfunded mandate, judge rules  - CommonWealth Beacon A recent ruling on the MBTA Communities law denied towns' attempts to block its enforcement. Read more about this legal decision.

A PLYMOUTH COUNTY judge overseeing a bundle of municipal lawsuits from towns seeking to halt enforcement of the MBTA Communities housing law has denied their motion for a preliminary injunction and dismissed their complaints.

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Falling office values could worsen city’s budget woes, report warns - The Boston Globe The Boston Policy Institute had previously projected a shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over five years. Now it estimates $1.7 billion.

Falling office values could worsen city’s budget woes, report warns. The Boston Policy Institute had previously projected a shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over five years. Now it estimates $1.7 billion.
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New Study Cautions: Rent Control Offers Short-Term Relief, But Steep Long-Term Costs | Economic Opportunity Latest News Learn all about New Study Cautions: Rent Control Offers Short-Term Relief, But Steep Long-Term Costs and other public policy research within Economic Opportunity from Pioneer Institute.

New Study Cautions: Rent Control Offers Short-Term Relief, But Steep Long-Term Costs: pioneerinstitute.org/economic_opp...

The cost of child care in Mass. is among the highest in the country. But vouchers to assist families remain frozen:

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Why Massachusetts women have fewer children and Trump’s $5,000 ‘baby bonus’ won’t help - The Boston Globe To better understand what’s behind Massachusetts’ baby bust, we spoke with leading demographers, epidemiologists, and public health researchers.

“People can’t borrow against their future to pay for daycare. And housing and student debt are already stretching them thin. People are making deeply rational choices in a system that’s not set up to support families.”
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Mayor Wu Announces Scaled-Back Open Streets Schedule for 2025 - Streetsblog Massachusetts On Wednesday morning, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the city’s 2025 schedule of Open Streets events, with five weekend street festivals in Dorchester, Roxbury, Hyde Park, Mattapan, and Jamaica Plain, pl...

Mayor Wu Announces Scaled-Back Open Streets Schedule for 2025: mass.streetsblog.org/2025/05/08/m...

Massachusetts has one of the slowest job growth rates in the country. That’s a big problem:

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Massachusetts has one of the slowest job growth rates in the country. That’s a big problem: commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...

Boston College Law School Magazine | 2025 Rappaport Fellows Announced Policy internships in state and local government awarded to twelve students from Greater Boston law schools, including three from BC Law.

Meet the 2025 Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Fellows: lawmagazine.bc.edu/2025/05/2025...

Small businesses in Massachusetts are entering the danger zone - The Boston Globe In a recent survey of 635 small businesses across the Commonwealth, businesses report they are struggling to make ends meet under a sea of rising costs.

Small businesses in Massachusetts are entering the danger zone-In a recent survey of 635 small businesses across the Commonwealth, businesses report they are struggling to make ends meet under a sea of rising costs.

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Allston I-90 project could lose $335 million under federal proposal A House committee announced plans this week to rescind grant funding for transportation projects across the country.

Allston I-90 project could lose $335 million under federal proposal:

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu opens up about parenting and her faith: www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...

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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.

Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.

HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.

99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.

Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.

The Enlarged Heart of Boston Public Schools The district’s expanding central office amidst declining enrollment demands a stronger political response

The Enlarged Heart of Boston Public Schools-The district’s expanding central office amidst declining enrollment demands a stronger political response: www.educationnext.org/enlarged-hea...

Data Helps Boston Schools Achieve 94% On-Time Buses As bus drivers for Boston Public Schools got used to a new bus-tracking app, software allowed the district to collect and update real-time data on every bus route to make them more efficient.

Data Helps Boston Schools Achieve 94% On-Time Buses:
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This is a great reminder to embrace the Buddhist philosophy of living in the moment. Look into the past, feel depressed, look to the future, feel worried.

Live in the present and feel contentment.

Co-Purchasing Housing Pilot Program Launched During her 2025 State of the City Address, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Co-Purchasing Housing Pilot Program, a new initiative aimed at increasing access to affordable homeownership op...

#BostonHousing:
Co-Purchasing Housing Pilot Program Launched

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An HKS field lab helps policymakers transform a big idea into impact For the last 20 years, students in Professor Linda Bilmes’ “Greater Boston Applied Field Lab” course at Harvard Kennedy School have been all over Massachusetts applying their classroom skills to real ...

Learn How the Rappaport Applied Field Lab helps policymakers transform a big idea into impact:
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California Provides A Model To Achieve Gender Parity In Politics A new report evaluates the impact of Close the Gap California on women's political representation in California.

California Provides A Model To Achieve Gender Parity In Politics:

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‘We are all terrified’: Mass General Brigham to lose millions in medical research grants under Trump cuts - The Boston Globe Several universities and hospitals are seeing their funding disappear in areas ranging from reproductive health to pandemic preparedness.

The private sector and philanthropy need to support science and research now more than ever:

Mass General Brigham to lose millions in medical research grants under Trump cuts:
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YouTube video by Rappaport Foundation Amanda Teo Shares Her Vision for the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College.

Meet the newly appointed Executive Director of the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Amanda Teo.

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Public art, public visions: How Boston tells stories through murals and street art The surge of murals and street art in Boston resurfaces age-old questions about what is considered art, what it does for a community and who gets the space to create it.

Public art, public visions: How Boston tells stories through murals and street art: www.thejustice.org/article/2025...

Life altering album.

Housing Production Depends on Transforming the MBTA’s Suburban Transit Suburban transit isn’t just about getting people to work – it’s about supporting local economies and making Greater Boston more livable. But right now, it is treated as an afterthought.

Housing Production Depends on Transforming the MBTA’s Suburban Transit
Better Connections Will Unlock Value Needed to Build: bankerandtradesman.com/housing-prod...

YouTube video by Harvard Law School Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum: TikTok and Free Speech

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Housing costs top concerns for Mass. residents, poll reveals Housing dominated the list of concerns highlighted by the new poll, which also found that residents will support a wide range of strategies for addressing the issue.

#Massachusetts #Housing: Housing costs top concerns for Massachusetts residents, UMass Amherst/WCVB poll reveals: ow.ly/3oxo50V7FOk