Politics
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Group files class action lawsuit against Massachusetts officials for artificial “cap” on emergency shelter services
BOSTON – State officials charged with implementing Massachusetts’ landmark “Right-to-Shelter” Law have announced that on November 1, 2023, they plan…
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Fall River receives $2+ million to upgrade drainage at flood prone Stafford Sq, conduct parking study, Boston area also gets grants
REVERE – This week, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao and Housing & Livable…
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Information on voting and the upcoming Fall River municipal election
Looking for information on mail-in ballots and registering to vote for the Fall River municipal election? You have come to…
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Police arrest 57 at pro-Palestine sit-in at UMass Flagship, protestors expected to return until demands are met
Sophie Hauck, Special to State House News Service AMHERST, MASS., OCT. 26, 2023…..Fifty-seven pro-Palestine protestors at the University of Massachusetts…
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Waiver seeks fed funding for Massachusetts emergency shelter costs
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 25, 2023…..Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is making a new play to deliver federal dollars…
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Fall River City Council tables apartment plan for Bank Street Armory after Mayor Coogan resubmits
The Fall River City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to table a plan for apartments at the current Bank Street Armory.…
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Massachusetts AG, 41 others, filing suit against Meta, Instagram in California alleging they purposefully addicted young users
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today she is filing a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against…
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Aid In Dying Forces in Massachusetts Try Again, With Healey On Their Side
Proposals from Reps. James O’Day and Edward Philips and Sen. Jo Comerford (H 2246 / S 1331) would allow consenting…
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Brayton Point project in Somerset leads to shouting match at Zoning Board of Appeals meeting
Tensions may have come to a head on Thursday in Somerset during a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting between board…
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Fall River Police and Fire Unions issue endorsements for political office
Fall River Police and Fire Unions have announced which political candidates they are backing ahead of next month’s election. The…
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