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The MBTA suspended Green and Orange line service Thursday due to a structural issue at Government Center Garage. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

Downtown Green and Orange line service is back, T says

The T shut down down some service Thursday night because of "severely deteriorated" support columns connected to the Government Center Garage.

Demonstrators in Boston rally against the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade reversal for a second day
Lawyer charged with trying to bribe cop in marijuana case
Upset but 'ready,' local Planned Parenthood leader says group is prepared for post-Roe era
Superintendent finalist vows to 'lean' on others to foster understanding inside Boston public schools
In Boston, protesters express fury and fear at Supreme Court's overturning of Roe
Rep. Katherine Clark and others react to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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How the Supreme Court's abortion decision is reverberating across Massachusetts

Some expressed horror, anger and sadness. Others, delight, relief and determination.

Local reactions to the Supreme Court overturning abortion rights

Myrna Maloney Flynn, president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, shares her reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling.

'Massachusetts will be a safe haven': Rep. Ayanna Pressley reacts to SCOTUS ruling

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins us to react to today's Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Consider This: How to keep artists in Boston? The city seeks solutions

Special Coverage: The end of Roe v. Wade and what that means for Massachusetts

We hear from lawmakers, doctors and legal scholars about how this will resonate with us.

Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protests

Massachusetts advocacy groups on both sides of the abortion debate reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general says

Calling the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “a devastating blow to reproductive freedom,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will work to enforce laws and...

Mass. education official wants Boston schools labeled 'underperforming'

Riley says he proposes the change only after "substantial yet ultimately insufficient" negotiations with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and district officials, and in light of what he called "grave concerns"...

Local Coverage

Jun 24, 2022

Abortion-rights protesters following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, federally protected right to abortion, in Washington, Friday, June 24. (Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)

Roe has been overturned. Here's what we need to do now in Massachusetts

The road to overturn Roe v. Wade began in the states. Now abortion rights activists must also concentrate on the state level for the next battle, write Maura Healey and...

Cognoscenti

Jun 24, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd gathered at the Massachusetts State House on Friday. (Robin Lubbock, WBUR)

Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decision

Abortion in Massachusetts and the rest of New England is likely to remain legal. In Massachusetts, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, under state law.

Health

Jun 24, 2022

Radio Boston

What Chang-Díaz ending her run means for the Mass. governor's race

We check in with WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks, who attended the Thursday morning press conference where Chang-Díaz made the announcement.

Radio Boston

14:41Jun 23, 2022

Sonia Chang-Díaz announces her candidacy for governor at a campaign event at Boston English High School in Jamaica Plain. The photo was taken by Jesse Costa of WBUR.

State Sen. Chang-Díaz ends her bid for governor; What a major gun rights ruling means for Mass.

Radio Boston

47:49Jun 23, 2022

The Worcester Art Museum heist, 50 years later

In 1972, the Worcester Art Museum was robbed in what was then the world's second-largest postwar museum crime. Four teens were held at gunpoint —...

Radio Boston

19:33Jun 23, 2022

Worcester school alumnus weighs in on decision to keep Black Lives Matter, Pride flags

The Diocese of Worcester has told a Catholic middle school that it can't fly LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter flags. The school has chosen to...

Radio Boston

13:27Jun 23, 2022

More Boston Headlines

Harvard returns Standing Bear's tomahawk to Nebraska tribe

Members of the Ponca tribes in Nebraska and Oklahoma visited the Massachusetts university on June 3 for the ceremonial return of the artifact, the tribes said in a recent announcement.

Local Coverage

Jun 24, 2022

President Joe Biden shows a wind turbine size comparison chart during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 23, 2022, with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Biden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind

The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden’s climate change plan. Biden...

Environment

Jun 24, 2022

Sonia Chang-Diaz announces she will no longer campaign for Governor of Massachusetts at a press conference in Jamaica Plain. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'Never just about one person': Chang-Díaz says she's ending campaign to support down-ballot candidates

Chang-Díaz was campaigning as a progressive alternative to state Attorney General Maura Healey. While her name will still appear on the ballot, Chang-Díaz said she'll focus instead on progressive candidates...

Local Coverage

06:14Jun 24, 2022

Tanya Donelly and Brian Sullivan of The Loyal Seas. (Courtesy Ann Sullivan Cross)

Tanya Donelly and The Loyal Seas let lush pop flow

At the Burren for two sold out shows -- and then again at City Winery August 6 -- Donelly will be co-leading The Loyal Seas, a new outfit she formed...

Arts & Culture

Jun 24, 2022

Somerville Superintendent Mary Skipper during an interview with the Boston School Committee on June 23.

Boston Public Schools superintendent candidate speaks of 'calling' to education

Skipper served as a teacher, principal and administrator in the Boston Public Schools for over 18 years. But she said she would come into the superintendent's role determined to "learn"...

Local Coverage

Jun 23, 2022

Cars driving along Storrow Drive. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Roadway deaths in Massachusetts at an 11-year high, and rising

Preliminary data through June 15 tally 172 deaths on Bay State roads, 10 more than during the same span last year, a Department of Transportation spokesperson said Wednesday.

Local Coverage

Jun 23, 2022

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak speaks to the news media during a press conference announcing increased service on the Fairmount line at the Talbot Avenue commuter rail station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MBTA launches 'hiring blitz' to tackle staff shortage flagged in federal safety probe

T subways will run at reduced-service weekend levels every day through the summer as the agency tries to address a shortage of dispatchers that the Federal Transit Administration said is...

Business

Jun 23, 2022

Tamara Lanier speaks during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against Harvard University in New York City in 2019. Lanier has accused Harvard University of the wrongful seizure, possession and monetization of photographic images of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved African man named Renty, and his daughter, Delia. (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)

Harvard can be sued for distress over photos of enslaved people, state's high court rules

The state's Supreme Judicial Court partly vacated a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from Tamara Lanier over photos she says depict her enslaved ancestors.

Education

Jun 23, 2022

High above on a knuckle lift, Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs works on “Breathe Life Together,” the next mural to be featured on the façade of the Dewey Square Tunnel Air Intake Structure on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

At the Greenway, Rob 'ProBlak' Gibbs paints an ode to Boston

"This mural represents the past, present and future, but it's actively getting people from those times together to speak, not just to me, but to each other," the artist says.

Arts & Culture

Jun 23, 2022

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How the Supreme Court's abortion decision is reverberating across Massachusetts

Local reactions to the Supreme Court overturning abortion rights

'Massachusetts will be a safe haven': Rep. Ayanna Pressley reacts to SCOTUS ruling

Consider This: How to keep artists in Boston? The city seeks solutions

Special Coverage: The end of Roe v. Wade and what that means for Massachusetts

Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protests

Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general says

Mass. education official wants Boston schools labeled 'underperforming'

Roe has been overturned. Here's what we need to do now in Massachusetts

Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decision

What Chang-Díaz ending her run means for the Mass. governor's race

State Sen. Chang-Díaz ends her bid for governor; What a major gun rights ruling means for Mass.

The Worcester Art Museum heist, 50 years later

Worcester school alumnus weighs in on decision to keep Black Lives Matter, Pride flags

Harvard returns Standing Bear's tomahawk to Nebraska tribe

Biden teams with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind

'Never just about one person': Chang-Díaz says she's ending campaign to support down-ballot candidates

Tanya Donelly and The Loyal Seas let lush pop flow

Boston Public Schools superintendent candidate speaks of 'calling' to education

Roadway deaths in Massachusetts at an 11-year high, and rising

MBTA launches 'hiring blitz' to tackle staff shortage flagged in federal safety probe

Harvard can be sued for distress over photos of enslaved people, state's high court rules

At the Greenway, Rob 'ProBlak' Gibbs paints an ode to Boston