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The initiative seeks to allow immigrants who are not US citizens but live and pay taxes in Boston to participate in municipal elections. The sponsors say that immigrants with “legal status” constitute more than a quarter of Boston’s population and pay on average $2.3 billion in taxes annually.
Boston needs voters - citizens, non-citizens, it doesn't matter to the City Council. Boosting low-turnout districts on election day is all that matters.
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced yesterday that it will award a total of $350,000 to help municipalities plan to remove aging dams across Massachusetts. Officials say the dams, many of which no longer serve their original purpose, pose hazards to both humans and wildlife.