Ayanna Pressley
FILE - In this May 19, 2021 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so. Walensky extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31. The CDC said Thursday it's "intended to be the final extension of the moratorium.” (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)
CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it's last time

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Jun. 24, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Calls for extension of eviction ban as new deadline looms

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Jun. 23, 2021 05:39 PM EDT

4 hardest-hit communities to receive pandemic aid money

By Steve Leblanc Jun. 04, 2021 01:59 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Four communities that state officials say were short-changed in federal pandemic relief aid will receive a total of $109 million from the federal...

Massachusetts restaurants eligible for federal relief funds

May. 04, 2021 09:20 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts restaurants that have struggled to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic are being offered a lifeline of up to $10 million...

Uffizi director Eike Schmidt poses on the occasion of the Uffizi Gallery museum reopening to the public, in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The Uffizi Gallery reopened to visitors after a shutdown following COVID-19 containment measures. (Giuseppe Cabras/LaPresse via AP)
The Latest: Australia PM stands firm on India flight halt

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2021 03:58 AM EDT

Legislation would support fare-free public transit systems

By Steve Leblanc Mar. 30, 2021 01:18 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Legislation intended to boost support for public transportation, including state and local efforts to create fare-free transit systems, has been...

Former Boston City Council President Kim Janey, 55, takes off her face mask to speak after she was sworn in as Boston's new mayor at City Hall, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Boston. Janey, who is the city's first female and first person of color to take the office, replaces Marty Walsh who resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden's labor secretary. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Boston turns historic page with 1st Black, 1st female mayor

By Steve Leblanc Mar. 24, 2021 01:31 PM EDT

In this Nov. 7, 1983, photo, mayoral candidates Mel King, left, and Raymond Flynn participate in a debate at the Old South Church in Boston. King, who lost the election to Flynn, was the first Black person to run for mayor of Boston. (John Blanding/The Boston Globe via AP)
'Turning point': Women of color increasingly leading Boston

By Steve Leblanc Feb. 23, 2021 07:15 AM EST

FILE - This June 23, 2020 file photo shows Jamaal Bowman speaking to attendees during his primary-night party.  (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, FIle)
Freshman US Rep. Jamaal Bowman's mother dies of COVID-19

Feb. 17, 2021 01:00 PM EST

Lawmakers call for centralized state vaccine sign-up system

Feb. 16, 2021 11:05 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts should create a centralized COVID-19 vaccine sign-up system to let all residents pre-register for shots, confirm eligibility and...

Christina Bollo of Urbana, Illinois, holds a sign as she protests the execution of Corey Johnson, near the Federal Correctional Complex, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Terre Haute, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty

By Michael Tarm Feb. 07, 2021 07:45 AM EST

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, accompanied by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, and Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., left, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, about plans to reintroduce a resolution to call on President Biden to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden officials considering action on student debt relief

By Collin Binkley Feb. 04, 2021 03:41 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, Muriel Mandell, 99, leaves a New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center after receiving her first dose in New York. An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine shortages in a rollout so rife with confusion and unexplained bottlenecks. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
VIRUS TODAY: Lawmakers call for race data on vaccine access

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 01:34 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2020, file photo, people line up for the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site outside St. Luke's Episcopal Church in the Bronx borough of New York. Democratic lawmakers are urging federal health officials to address racial disparity in vaccine access nationwide, as data from some states show hard-hit nonwhite Americans who are eligible to receive it are not getting COVID-19 vaccinations in proportion to their share of the population. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Democratic lawmakers push for race data in vaccinations

By Aaron Morrison Jan. 28, 2021 12:42 PM EST

More virus vaccine doses could be coming for MA, Baker says

Jan. 27, 2021 10:21 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration is promising additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for states including Massachusetts, but hasn’t offered specific details...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, as the House of Representatives pursues an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

Jan. 13, 2021 03:55 PM EST

Rep. Pressley: Husband positive for COVID-19 after lockdown

Jan. 13, 2021 03:52 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley said Wednesday that her husband has tested positive for COVID-19 following last week's lockdown at the Capitol. ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 07:41 PM EST
Free Press, Mankato, Nov. 16 Vaccines offer hope during worst stretch of pandemic In the thick of the worst stretch so...

State eyes field hospitals; COVID-19 prison outbreak grows

Nov. 10, 2020 09:23 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases could force Massachusetts to once again open field hospitals to care for a possible overflow of...

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, a summary of Ballot Question 2 on the Nov. 3 Massachusetts election ballot known as a "Ranked Choice Voting" law is displayed in Marlborough, Mass., in a handbook provided to voters by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)
Massachusetts voters to decide ballot questions, Senate race

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2020 08:22 AM EDT