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WACO, Texas (March 17, 2021) A research team that includes a Baylor University scholar on race and religion will help establish Churches that THRIVE for Racial Justice, a national effort to help congregations confront structures of racism in their communities. Lilly Endowment Inc. is funding the project with a $1 million grant to Davidson College, which will coordinate the project.
Churches that THRIVE for Racial Justice is one of 91 projects being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative, a national initiative to strengthen Christian congregations so they can help people deepen their relationships with God, build strong relationships with one another and contribute to the flourishing of local communities and the world.
The City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councilor Andrea Campbell, held a hearing on March 2 regarding the implementation of recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force.
Several councilors expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that no representatives from the Boston Police Department (BPD) or the administration were present at the hearing to provide information or answer questions.
Campbell said that “late in the day” on March 1, the administration told the City Council that no one from the administration would attend the hearing, and provided a letter that included “general updates” regarding the implementation of the police reform bill.
Council Holds Hearing on Implementation of Police Reform Task Force Recommendations
The City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councilor Andrea Campbell, held a hearing on March 2 regarding the implementation of recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force.
Several councilors expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that no representatives from the Boston Police Department (BPD) or the administration were present at the hearing to provide information or answer questions.
Campbell said that “late in the day” on March 1, the administration told the City Council that no one from the administration would attend the hearing, and provided a letter that included “general updates” regarding the implementation of the police reform bill.
By Chris Lisinski, State House News Service
February 17, 2021
Chris Lisinski, State House News Service
A group of lawmakers will work in the coming weeks to extend COVID-era elections reforms so that they cover this spring’s municipal elections, then turn their attention toward securing a permanent overhaul to the state’s voting system.
A bill that Rep. John Lawn and Sen. Cynthia Creem touted last week has many broad similarities to a recommendation Secretary of State William Galvin made a day earlier. Both would enshrine mail-in and early voting policies and authorize same-day voter registration in Massachusetts.
While they work to build consensus on tackling the long-term proposal, Lawn and Creem said they will also seek action in the short term to ensure that voters can continue to cast ballots by mail and that cities and towns can open early-voting periods in upcoming local elections.