Two women with Haitian roots elected to Governor's Council

Sam Doran, State House News Service
From left: Eunice Zeigler (D-Methuen), Tamisha Civil (D-Stoughton). The first two women of color — both daughters of Haitian immigrants — appear poised to join the Governor's Council, the elected panel that vets and confirms new judges in Massachusetts. And the council, which will feature new faces representing three of its eight districts, seems likely to remain entirely in Democrat hands heading into 2025.

Peripesi ak Pwomès ki Mennen Imigran yo nan Massachusetts

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Opinion— Navigating change as we welcome a new school year

Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Council President
As your City Council president and a product of our Boston Public School (BPS) system, I have seen and experienced firsthand the achievements and challenges of our educational institutions. The recent decisions to merge, rename, and consider closing schools mark serious and significant changes for our BPS community as we start off the school year. The path and journey to get here has been long and hard, with many promises and difficult decisions deferred. Yet, the challenge of our infrastructure is not just about school buildings; rather, it is about people.

Editorial— Once again, GOP slander is meant to dehumanize Haitians

Bill Forry and Linda Dorcena Forry
Above, Pastor Nicolas Homicil, the bishop at Mattapan’s Voice of the Gospel Tabernacle: “All of us feel terribly hurt,” he told The Reporter. Seth Daniel photo Once again, and very likely not for the last time, Haitians find themselves in the crosshairs of the Republican propaganda machinery. This time the slurs pivot on a malicious and utterly racist falsehood involving debunked allegations of migrants making meals of stolen pets in Ohio.

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Commentary—Finally, it’s time for the US to stop pulling strings in Haiti

Brian Concannon
Haiti’s deepening crises have so far been resistant to the Biden Administration’s proposed solutions, but that is because the United States resolutely blocks the easiest solution of all – ceasing the interference that generated the crises in the first place. Haitians have demonstrated their capacity to negotiate and compromise to get their democracy back on track, but each time the United States has blocked the plans in order to promote its friends at the expense of Haiti’s democracy.

City moves ahead with center-running bus lane plan for Blue Hill Avenue

Seth Daniel, Reporter Staff
A rendering from a 2022 presentation shows how a center-running bus lane might be positioned along Blue Hill Avenue near the Mattapan Branch Library. Mayor Wu and US Rep. Pressley— two prominent supporters of the idea— say that any final designs will be made in future meetings with neighbors, merchants, and other stakeholders. City of Boston image

Campbell: AG’s office eyes local focus, being ‘go-to source for residents’ issues

Bill Forry and Seth Daniel, Reporter Staff
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says her office is thinking nationally but acting locally when it comes to setting priorities and protecting citizens in Massachusetts. In an interview with the Reporter on Monday, the Mattapan Democrat said she’s leaning in on her experience as a Boston city councillor, but also listening closely to residents across the Commonwealth to set an agenda for her office for the next three years.

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