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Food insecurity increase in Massachusetts called a “jarring wake up call”
Sam Drysdale BOSTON – Between 2021 and 2023, the number of Massachusetts residents living in food insecure households increased by…
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Boston City Council Continues Push To Allow Non U.S. Citizens To Vote In Municipal Elections
By Sam Drysdale A proposal to allow Boston residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in municipal elections may…
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Two-Year Emergency Shelter Tab May Approach $2 Billion in Massachusetts
By Sam Drysdale Emergency shelter costs will approach $1 billion annually this fiscal year and next fiscal year, according to…
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Fewer Breaking Into Massachusetts Housing Market As Prices Soar Higher
By Colin A. Young Single-family home sales in Massachusetts were down markedly in November while housing prices set record highs…
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Healey Reflects On First Year As Massachusetts Governor
By Sam Drysdale, Chris Lisinski Her first year in office is winding down, and Gov. Maura Healey is enthusiastic to…
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School shootings driving push for door locking devices in Massachusetts schools
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 11, 2023…..There have been 317 school shootings in the United States so far this year, exceeding…
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Diehl Switches “Office Sought” To Massachusetts State Senate
By Chris Lisinski After a pair of unsuccessful statewide campaigns, veteran Republican candidate Geoff Diehl of Whitman might now be…
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Massachusetts lawmakers demand info from Healey administration as costs of shelter crisis mount
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON,…..Legislators who have not always felt adequately informed about the state’s emergency family shelter crisis will…
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Massachusetts tax collections not keeping pace as state spending soars
Chris Lisinski DEC. 5, 2023…..Beacon Hill’s growing financial headache got worse Tuesday when the Healey administration reported that tax collections…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey gets, signs overdue $3.1 billion closeout budget, here is what’s in it
Chris Lisinski DEC. 4, 2023…..After weeks of legislative procrastination, parliamentary delays and finger-pointing, a $3.1 billion spending bill packed with…
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