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Boston, MA - 9/4/19 Ayanna Pressley (cq) chats with Florence Potter (cq), left, and Edward Stuart (cq), both of Boston.

Near her 1-year mark in the US Congress, Pressley rides the Number 1 bus from Cambridge to Dudley Square.
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Reporter: Victoria McGrane

Ayanna Pressley wants 'a paradigm shift' on transportation policy

Third-year student Maria Fitch, 21, relaxes on campus.

Are liberal arts colleges doomed?

Community members gathered on the steps of the statehouse Wednesday morning.

'Shared trauma': Activists who have been racially profiled ask Legislature to amend safe driving bill

Rep. Elijah Cummings to lie in state at US Capitol ceremony October 24, 2019 | 12:31 AM

Current, former NSC staff slated for impeachment interviews October 23, 2019 | 10:08 PM

Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Katie Hill October 23, 2019 | 7:44 PM

Momoh Kamara, 21, of West Boylston, appears in Worcester Superior Court, Friday, March 15, 2019.

Man charged in death of firefighter wants charges dropped October 23, 2019 | 7:36 PM

GOP stands by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat's testimony October 23, 2019 | 7:08 PM

Trump includes Colorado in states getting border wall October 23, 2019 | 6:39 PM

House Democrats pass election security bill amid impeachment October 23, 2019 | 6:31 PM

What's new: GOP storms closed-door deposition, causing delay October 23, 2019 | 6:15 PM

In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, a man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine.

Massachusetts reports another 17 cases of vaping lung injury October 23, 2019 | 6:11 PM

In this still image from video provided by WLNE-TV, protesters blocking an entrance to the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility begin to move as a pickup truck approaches, Wednesday night, Aug. 14, 2019, in Central Falls, R.I.

Prosecutor: Prison guards won't face charges after clash at protest October 23, 2019 | 5:45 PM

BOSTON, MA - 10/22/2019: The candidates for City Council at-large debate at WBUR L-R Annissa Essaibi-George, Michael F. Flaherty, Althea Garrison, David Halbert, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Alejandra St.Guillen and Michelle Wu. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 23debate

As Boston housing prices soar, things must change, City Council candidates say October 23, 2019 | 5:42 PM

Analysis: Trump's 'success' in Syria cedes region to Russia October 23, 2019 | 4:59 PM

Senate kills Democratic attempt to overturn Trump tax rules October 23, 2019 | 4:54 PM

FBI, IRS, state police raid Massachusetts strip club and eatery October 23, 2019 | 4:38 PM

What impeachment? All calm as Melania Trump visits Capitol October 23, 2019 | 3:42 PM

The Providence Street home was heavily damaged by the machine.

Wood chipper incident

Mendon couple avoids injury when rogue wood chipper crashes through living room wall October 23, 2019 | 3:42 PM

Moses Shumow

'We’re hurting real bad': Emerson faculty, students mourn the loss of journalism professor Moses Shumow October 23, 2019 | 3:20 PM

Judge tells State Dept. to begin producing Ukraine records October 23, 2019 | 2:50 PM

B-WORD BLOWBACK

Mass. state lawmaker who filed 'b-word' ban bill explains how it came to be October 23, 2019 | 1:47 PM

In a statement on Monday, Founders Brewery argued that a general manager's deposition had been taken out of context. (Alex McDougall/Grand Rapids Press/AP )

‘I don’t know his DNA’: Craft brewery manager says he can’t confirm black employee’s race in discrimination lawsuit October 23, 2019 | 1:28 PM

Once a budget line, Ukraine aid now roils Trump's presidency October 23, 2019 | 1:28 PM

North Smithfield, Rhode Island

VIDEO VOYEURISM

Police: Rhode Island brothers secretly recorded people in their homes October 23, 2019 | 1:00 PM

MERRIMACK VALLEY

Woman’s body recovered from Merrimack River in Lowell October 23, 2019 | 12:32 PM

In this March 12, 2008, photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol for undocumented immigrants in Utah County Jail in Spanish Fork, Utah. ICE has received three proposals for a new detention facility for its operations in Salt Lake City, but none of the proposals would be built in Utah. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Lawsuit: ICE agent threatened immigrant, raped her for years October 23, 2019 | 12:28 PM

Graciela Paulino

Lowell woman found guilty of manslaughter in fatal road rage shooting October 23, 2019 | 12:18 PM

New 9/11 exhibit stages hunt for Osama bin Laden October 23, 2019 | 12:10 PM

The Latest: Trump says Turkey calls cease-fire 'permanent' October 23, 2019 | 11:51 AM

Uncertainties escalate for Fed as it weighs another rate cut October 23, 2019 | 11:07 AM

The Latest: Congressman compares Facebook CEO to president October 23, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Interfaith Terrace, Framingham

Authorities announce arrest, identify victim after 27-year-old woman stabbed to death October 23, 2019 | 10:44 AM