Politics
Local organizers argue the state's commission on antisemitism will chill free speech around Israel and Palestine in the state's public schools.
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Investigations
Despite much initial fanfare, residents have been told that there are no formal plans for the project. But the city’s been busy, and some...
Community
With city politics increasingly fraught, critics say the hub — a new nonprofit that won’t name its financial backers — isn’t giving residents the...
Economy
Last month, amid protests from city residents, Holyoke became the first in the state to ban new data centers. Two days later, Westfield moved...
Housing
To avoid a grueling fight before November, the campaign for rent stabilization has worked on compromise legislation with developers and other opponents of the...
Politics
After an electoral shakeup, the council has already set a different tone in both legislation and decorum. Can they keep it up?
Education
In Northampton, Amherst, and Greenfield, increasing public education budgets became a central issue in Tuesday’s elections — but not all candidates who ran on...
Politics
With over a dozen City Council candidates and a new political action committee, Northamptonites have spent big on municipal races this year.
Politics
A veteran of local Palestine-solidarity and school funding campaigns, Jill Brevik spoke with The Shoestring about the leap from grassroots to electoral organizing.
Politics
Across western Mass, leftist and progressive candidates believe that their platforms will resonate with voters.
Politics
Incumbents were the top two vote-getters of the night. All five candidates backed by the Support Our Schools and Services Political Action Committee also...
Politics
Some candidates self-funded, others have dozens of donors from near and far.