Politics
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Massachusetts Governor Healey, other leaders, praise first in the nation App Driver’s Union
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey today joined national and local labor leaders for the establishment of the first rideshare drivers’ union in the United States, the…
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Massachusetts Health Insurers Seek 13% Rate Increase For Second Straight Year
BY ALISON KUZNITZ Nearly 700,000 Bay Staters are facing the prospect of double-digit premium increases next year as insurers struggle…
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Healey-Driscoll Administration announces $535,000 in state funding to feed Massachusetts children for free this summer
EVERETT – The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced that they have awarded a total of $535,000 in state funding to 55…
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Senate Closes Loophole: 16- and 17-Year-Olds Can’t Consent to Sex with Teachers or Coaches
BY ELLA ADAMS People under the age of 18 would be unable to legally consent to sexual conduct with an…
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Fall River community leader for decades and widow of former mayor passes away
OBITUARY On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Jean C. (Higgins) Bogan, 92 years of age, widow of former Mayor Daniel E.…
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Massachusetts Senate unanimously adopts Dooner amendment Dakota’s Law for retired police and military K9s
Boston, MA — Senator Kelly Dooner (R-Taunton) announced today that the Massachusetts Senate unanimously adopted her amendment establishing the Retired…
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Massachusetts Senate Democrats Reject Republican Push to Probe Health Insurance Spending and SNAP Junk Food Use
BY ALISON KUZNITZ Senate Democrats rejected a Republican-backed amendment Wednesday to probe the Group Insurance Commission’s spending and block SNAP…
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Senate Democrats shoot down Republican proposal to investigate Massachusetts’s chronically high electric rates
BY COLIN A. YOUNG Senate Democrats shot down a Republican proposal to investigate the drivers of Massachusetts’s chronically high electric…
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Small Landlords Warn Massachusetts Rent Control Ballot Measure Will Leave Them Underwater
BY ELLA ADAMS Some small property owners are warning that a rent control ballot measure would put them underwater if…
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In new poll, Massachusetts voters against income tax cut ballot initiative when given new information on the measure
BOSTON — A new poll of Massachusetts voters released today by MassINC Polling Group found that when voters learn more…
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