AYANNA PRESSLEY

Some of Massachusetts’s federal representatives are renewing a push for free transit. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both Democrats, announced Monday they are reintroducing the Freedom to Move Act, legislation that would allocate $25 billion over five years to support state and local transit agencies to create fare-free public transportation systems. “We need fare-free because public transit creates…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley are proposing a federal grant to fund more free-fare initiatives, citing the success of pilot programs in Boston, Worcester and Merrimack Valley.

Three bus routes in Boston have been free for a year, and city officials report they have been very popular.

The next pandemic with which the U.S. will have to contend is widespread and untreated trauma, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley said Tuesday. Pressley met with Boston Marathon bombing survivors at a community health center in Dorchester to discuss the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, which Pressley and other lawmakers filed in 2021 after conversations with marathon bombing survivors. President Joe Biden…

Tragedies like the Boston Marathon bombings take a toll on the mental health of survivors, and a new law aims to help.

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are reacting to former President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is running for president once again for the 2024 election. Trump announced his third campaign for the White House Tuesday night from Mar-a-Lago, only a week following a disappointing midterm showing by Republicans. Within the 9 o’clock hour Tuesday evening, several lawmakers in the Bay State were…

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, former first lady of Massachusetts Diane Patrick, salon owner Kandace Cummings and NBC10 Boston Anchor Latoyia Edwards open up about the role their hair has played in their professional lives.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, former first lady of Massachusetts Diane Patrick, salon owner Kandace Cummings and NBC10 Boston Anchor Latoyia Edwards open up to Kwani Lunis about the role their hair has played in their professional lives

A pause on federal student loan payments is set to end on Aug. 31, with President Joe Biden expected to decide whether to extend the moratorium again or answer calls to cancel student debt. “There’s a lot of questions being asked. There has not been an official plan announced by the Biden administration at this point,” said Kristina Carvalho, policy…

The pause on student loan payments is set to expire at the end of August.

The lawmakers were participating in a non-violent protest outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.

Massachusetts Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Katherine Clark were arrested while attending a protest in support of abortion rights in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. In a statement, Pressley spokesperson Ricardo A. Sánchez said Pressley was one of several people arrested by U.S. Capitol police during the event outside the U.S Supreme Court. “Today, Congresswoman Pressley joined her colleagues and grassroots...

Last month, Rayla Campbell made history, becoming the first Black woman to make Massachusetts’ statewide ballot as a candidate for secretary of state. Recent shocking comments about the state’s education system drew some negative press, but Campbell says if she wins, her focus would be on the ballot box. Campbell says she’s not your typical Massachusetts Republican. “There are...

The Republican secretary of state candidate made unsubstantiated claims about educators encouraging sex acts between young children at the party’s state convention.

U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren responded to reports that the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade with calls for legislative action.

New England’s largely Democratic delegation responded to reporting that the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade with fury and calls for Congress to protect the abortion rights it has guaranteed for half a century. Politico reported Monday that a draft opinion circulated by justices suggests the high court’s majority supports the overturning of the landmark 1973...

An initial draft majority opinion that Politico obtained suggests the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark abortion rights case.

Will Smith has apologized for slapping Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards, but the fallout is far from over.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., posted and then deleted tweets Sunday night that appeared to support actor Will Smith for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars over a joke made about Smith’s wife.