Politics
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Massachusetts legislature reviving program to prevent evictions
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 31, 2023…..A pandemic-era program that paused roughly 10,000 eviction cases while tenants sought…
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Tax relief waits as negotiators file $56.2 billion Massachusetts budget accord
By Michael P. Norton JULY 30, 2023…..Legislative negotiators filed a compromise $56.2 billion annual state budget Sunday night, packing major…
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Massachusetts Senate passes bills to make IDs more accessible, inclusive
Sam Doran The Senate unanimously passed two identification-related bills Thursday, including a gender diversity proposal that was expanded on the…
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Fall River native Chapdelaine to succeed Beckwith as MMA Director
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 28, 2023…..Adam Chapdelaine, deputy director of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission, has been…
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In vaccine debate, Massachusetts lawmakers target religious exemption
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…..Health experts on Wednesday praised bills that would nix the religion exemption for vaccinations as…
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Massachusetts Gun Rights Group Plans To Rally Opponents Of Gun Reform Bill
Chris Lisinski One of the most vocal critics of a sweeping gun reform bill signaled Tuesday that it remains prepared…
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Mass. Senate Majority Leader Cindy Creem: Senate “intending to do something” of its own on gun laws
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 25, 2023…..As the House backs down from its plan to advance an omnibus…
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Massachusetts State Lottery sets records for net profit, revenue, customer payouts
DORCHESTER, MA (July 25, 2023) – State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg announced today that the Massachusetts State Lottery produced an…
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Massachusetts DEP says no to effort to dump nuclear plant waste into Cape Cod Bay
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 24, 2023…..State regulators have denied a permit modification sought by the company in…
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Migrant influx fills Massachusetts hotels, strains state shelter capacity
By Alison Kuznitz BOSTON – A triage center in Allston for migrants and people experiencing homelessness remains the only such…
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