Politics
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South Coast Rail now expected to be ready next summer
Chris Lisinski Passenger service on a commuter rail expansion to southern Massachusetts is not expected to begin until next summer,…
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Fall River City Council vote for apartment project for Bank Street Armory fails
The Fall River City Council narrowly approved the go-ahead for apartments at the current Bank Street Armory, but did not…
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Mass. House-Senate Dems agree on more than $1 billion in tax relief; here is who benefits
Chris Lisinski, Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 26, 2023…..The compromise tax reform package expected to win House and Senate…
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MA Lottery tacks $18 Million on to its profit estimate, changes coming to Megabucks
Colin A. Young SEPT. 26, 2023…..The Massachusetts Lottery did even better financially last fiscal year than it initially thought and…
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Fall River City Councilor Pam Laliberte withdraws from Municipal Election
An incumbent Fall River city councilor has withdrawn from next month’s election. In a statement on social media, Pam Laliberte…
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Mid-September tax revenues running ahead of last year’s pace
Colin A. Young BOSTON – With lawmakers poised to vote this week on a tax relief package expected to total…
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Top Massachusetts Dems declare deal on tax relief
Michael Norton SEPT. 21, 2023……Top House and Senate Democrats have reached an agreement on a tax relief bill, and plan…
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Massachusetts lawmakers: Immigrants can plug gaping labor force voids
SEPT. 21, 2023…..With Massachusetts straining under an overburdened emergency shelter system and staring down a shortfall of workers, a group…
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Fall River, Springfield, Boston area communities receive over $22 million to plant trees, combat extreme climate
BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that Massachusetts communities have received more than $22 million in funding from the USDA…
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Healey: Failing feds leave states “holding the bag” on migrant crisis
By Colin A. Young SEPT. 20, 2023…..A day after House Speaker Ronald Mariano made clear that the Legislature is not…
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