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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took some big swings during her first State of the City address on Wednesday, including fundamental changes to how construction is done in the city and a push to bring back a modified form of capping rent increases.

When Li and her team started strategizing for the new 4,000-square-foot space, they ran with a novel question: "Wouldn't it be cool if people could see inside a dumpling factory?"

Gov. Maura Healey laid the groundwork for a comprehensive housing policy during her campaign. On Friday, she made the topic one of the first she's tackled in office, announcing a working group to develop a cabinet-level housing office for her administration.

With the help of federal grants and new financing arrangements, more Massachusetts school districts have electric buses in their transportation fleets.

Thirty-seven hospitals in Massachusetts have started offering intensive home-based mental health care to the families of children stuck in emergency rooms. Counseling at home instead of admission to a psychiatric hospital doesn't work for everyone. But the state says the vast majority of youth who've used this option have not returned to the hospital in a mental health crisis.

WBUR visited Barnstable to see where the project stands and learn what work remains.

The family of Larry Ruiz-Barreto wants the FBI to reinvestigate the police shooting that killed the 19-year-old after the officer involved was recently charged with filing false reports in another case.

Although Boston in 2021 voted overwhelmingly to restore an elected school committee, signs of a slowdown have frustrated some advocates and city council members, who say they will continue to push for an elected body.

The book is called "Rough Sleepers," an old British term for people who live on the streets. O'Connell is known for bringing a listening ear and compassionate health care to people no matter where they are.

Crowds gathered to bear witness to this historic moment and hear remarks from prominent Massachusetts leaders, including former Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.