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State Politics

Massachusetts Voters Weighed in on 5 Ballot Questions. Here’s What They Chose.

Voters approved a ballot measure to eliminate the MCAS exam as a high school graduation requirement but rejected pushes to legalize psychedelics and raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. The election also saw votes in favor of expanding the state auditor’s power to investigate the state legislature and allowing rideshare drivers to unionize.

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Cambridge Schools

Massachusetts Voters Approve Proposition to Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement

Massachusetts voters approved a contentious ballot question to eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a graduation requirement on Tuesday, marking a major victory for the state’s teachers union.

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Politics

Elizabeth Warren Glides to Victory, Returns to Senate for Third Term

Senator Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) cruised to reelection on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, winning a third six-year term and roundly defeating her Republican opponent John Deaton in deep-blue Massachusetts.

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Elizabeth Warren Reelection Watch Party

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Cambridge

Cambridge, Allston Voters Send Uncontested State Representatives Back to Beacon Hill

Cambridge and Allston voters sent nine uncontested Democratic incumbents back to Beacon Hill, according to the Associated Press — including State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker, who narrowly won re-election in the 25th Democratic Party against her progressive challenger Evan C. MacKay ’19.

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City Politics

City Council Acknowledges Massachusett Tribe as ‘Original Inhabitants’ of Cambridge

The Cambridge City Council acknowledged the “Massachusett Tribal Nation as the original inhabitants of Cambridge” and pledged to establish a memorial for the tribe and hang a plaque in City Hall.

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Cambridge

Runners Go the Distance at the Cambridge Half Marathon and 5K

Nearly 11,000 runners, joined by supporters and volunteers, gathered at Cambridgeside to participate in the 7th annual Cambridge Half-Marathon and 5K.

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City Politics

Despite Resident Fears, City Officials Optimistic About Impact of Multifamily Zoning

Cambridge officials said they were optimistic about the city’s ability to accomodate the population growth that could accompany eliminating single-family zoning.

Politics

Matt Damon, Mike Bloomberg Weigh In On MCAS Ballot Question

In a sprint to the finish line, celebrities, elected officials, and millions of dollars in new donations have flooded the hotly-contested race over Ballot Question 2 over the last two weeks.

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City Politics

Here Are All Cambridge’s Bike Lane Projects — And Where They Stand

Cambridge’s bike lane politics are not only contested but complicated, with a flurry of deadlines, delays, and competing proposals. Here are the different bike lane projects in progress in Cambridge — and where they all stand.

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Allston

Allston Post Office Slated to Begin Construction in 2025

Five years after Allston’s only post office closed, the neighborhood may still be years away from seeing its replacement open — with construction slated to begin mid-2025 at the earliest, according to the developer.

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Harvard Square

Harvard Square Kiosk to Return as Visitor Center, Cultural Space

The City of Cambridge announced Thursday that the kiosk, an iconic Cambridge landmark which has languished under years of slow-moving renovations, will serve as a dual “community gathering space and information center” when it reopens in early 2025.

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Labor

CPD Body Camera Negotiations Stalled Over Stipend Disagreements

Negotiations between the Cambridge Police Department and two unions to implement body cameras were held up for more than a year over a disagreement on stipends for officers to cover maintenance costs.

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Research

Massachusetts Awards Harvard-Backed Center $5 Million for Quantum Computer

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, a facility run by Harvard and four other universities, was awarded $5 million to build the first state-funded quantum computing center, state leaders announced on Friday.

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Crime

Man Who Managed Clients for High-End Cambridge Brothel Network Pleads Guilty

Junmyung Lee, a man accused of vetting and organizing clientele for a high-end brothel network in Cambridge and Watertown, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to coerce women into prostitution and money laundering in federal court on Wednesday.

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