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Fall migration in Massachusetts is to birds as Sept. 1 is to students in Boston: some are moving in, some are moving out, and others are just passing through. Here are three things to keep in mind if you want to head out to see or hear these commuters.

While Kirk espoused many controversial views, he also provided comfort to conservative college students who often feel dismissed, unheard or threatened.

A Supreme Judicial Court ruling changed Nate Benjamin's life. In January 2024, the state’s highest court ruled that those under 21 who commit a crime cannot receive life without the possibility of parole sentences. 

ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past spring and summer.

Hundreds of students have left Chelsea public schools this year, as families exit a community — and a state — that’s become a prime target for immigration enforcement.

Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.

Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape, even when DNA could help prove the case.

Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft will go head to head on the November ballot for Boston mayor.

Hundreds of thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents could lose Medicaid coverage over the next 10 years — a result of the massive tax and spending bill President Trump signed in July.

The Department of Homeland Security did not specify how long the ICE crackdown would last around the state. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she expects federal agents to follow local and state laws, warning "we are prepared to take legal action at any evidence to the contrary."