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Massachusetts supporters optimistic in bill that would limit cooperation between local police, federal immigration officials
Chris Lisinski JAN. 22, 2024…..Hoping to find success seven years into their campaign, supporters of a bill that would limit…
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Massachusetts Senate votes to ban declawing cats in addition to removing “archaic” laws
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 18, 2024…..Senators moved as a unit on Thursday, unanimously passing a trio of bills…
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Massachusetts spends $30 million in two weeks on emergency shelter system, 542 on waiting list
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 18, 2024…..Over the last two weeks, Massachusetts has spent about $30 million on its…
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Millions in Massachusetts gambling tax revenue helping Healey plug budget gap
Colin A. Young The steady expansion of gambling in Massachusetts opened a new and steady revenue stream for Beacon Hill,…
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Split court rules some life-without-parole sentences in Massachusetts are unconstitutional
Colin A. Young BOSTON, MA – Sentencing 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to serve a life term without the possibility of…
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Protestors call on Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to rescind aid cuts for the poor
Sam Doran Around 30 members of the Lift Our Kids coalition rallied on the Beacon Street sidewalk Thursday, calling on…
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Massachusetts Senate plots another push for free community college despite budget cuts
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 10, 2024…..”Keep your eyes peeled,” for free community college funding in the Senate’s version…
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, budget team, announce plan to cut $375 million from current year’s budget
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 8, 2024…..Gov. Maura Healey and her budget team hit the reset button Monday, announcing a plan…
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Massachusetts Senate approves bill to make fentanyl strips legal, says more work to do
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 4, 2024…..The Senate voted Thursday to make a drug overdose prevention tool legal, but some senators…
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Offshore wind delivers first electrons to Massachusetts grid
JAN. 3, 2024…..About seven and a half years after state policymakers began seriously pursuing the cleaner generation source and following…
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