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Vice President Kamala Harris can count on carrying Massachusetts. That's why some of the state's Democrats are canvassing in states like Pennsylvania, where the polls are too close to call.

Mayor Michelle Wu joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the tax shift compromise and what it means for residential and commercial property owners.

Groups trying to reduce overdose deaths and the spread of infectious diseases are replacing chips and soda in vending machines with sterile needles, pipes, wound care kits, Narcan and fentanyl test strips. The machines make life-saving supplies available 24/7. Critics worry about increased litter, crime and enabling drug use.

State Sen. Lydia Edwards, of Boston, is among the Massachusetts Democrats working to get the vote out for Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground states. Edwards spoke with WBUR's Weekend Edition as she began her second day of voter outreach in Philadelphia.

Question 2 proposes eliminating MCAS as a high school graduate requirement in publicly funded schools. Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about why he is against the measure.

Twenty years ago, the Red Sox pulled off a World Series victory after decades of heartbreaking losses. Here are the moments readers remember from the historic season.

Sometimes, you need to wait to really appreciate something. Boston waited for 86 years. Relive the Red Sox's curse-breaking 2004 World Series with these photos.

As the Lewiston community pauses to remember the victims and honor survivors, two local artists are offering their own contribution to the public memory of the tragedy: a museum installation crafted from items left behind at impromptu memorials.

Mayor Dominick Pangallo joins WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing to talk about how Halloween tourism is both a the blessing and a curse for Salem. 

Holtec's plan to discharge nearly a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay has become a contentious dispute in the cleanup of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth. Opponents say Holtec is choosing the cheapest option and ignoring concerns about safety, the environment and local business.