The program, known as the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative, provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income immigrants facing removal.

Boston parents have long complained about delayed or no-show buses, but some say the problem has never been worse than it is now. And according to data provided to WBUR from the start of the school year through January, the district’s bus operator is falling short of benchmarks for on-time service.

The Art Love Club supports LGBTQ students and their allies at a time when the country is divisive and hate is on the rise. This year, the group designed two dozen signs to hang around their school to help kids feel safe and empowered during the school day.

Under the Trump administration, many entrepreneurs working on climate tech, renewable energy or environmental justice have found their grants delayed, threatened or rescinded. The federal headwinds threaten to slow Gov. Maura Healey's plans to make Massachusetts the global hub for climate tech.

Gov. Maura Healey wants to make Massachusetts the climate tech hub for the world. She says the emerging sector could bring tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment. But while the state excels at fostering innovation, some say it needs to do better at keeping companies in Massachusetts.

City councilors tend to spend most of their campaign funds on things donors expect: consultants, advertising, office costs. They also spend thousands of dollars getting around town, hobnobbing at dinners and clubs, and on donations to nonprofits in their districts. And there's the coffee — lots of coffee.

WBUR found a rise of dark money groups trying to sway local elections and influence policy. The nonprofits can raise and spend unlimited money from undisclosed donors. Watchdogs warn about their growing influence on Massachusetts politics.

More than 100 graduating medical students gathered in a Boston University ballroom Friday morning. It was match day. At noon, they’d learn about the rest of their lives.

New England's largest opera company finally has a place to call home. It’s welcoming the public to its newly renovated performance and community studios in Fort Point with an intimate production of a work by Gustav Mahler.

"It’s not just passing the technical knowledge, it's passing that relationship," said Leah Hopkins, a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe who showed community members how maple sugaring works.