Politics
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Massachusetts addiction treatment workforce breaking down, trade group reports
By Chris Lisinski JUNE 1, 2023…..Potent worker shortages are putting critical treatment services out of reach for Bay Staters struggling…
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O’Day: Shifting landscape may finally lift Massachusetts sex ed bill
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 30, 2023…..Over the past decade, the Senate has passed a bill that would remodel…
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Massachusetts groups rallying in support of rent control and foreclosure prevention bills
Several Massachusetts groups are getting behind multiple bills that they believe will have a positive impact on tenants. On Thursday…
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Massachusetts competitiveness concerns not limited to taxes
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, The Senate’s top Republican opted against seeking a vote Thursday on a roughly $750 million tax relief…
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Massachusetts Senate Democrats Push To Lower College Tuition For Undocumented Immigrants
By Sam Drysdale State House News Service Senate Democrats on Wednesday night rallied around plans to begin offering lower in-state…
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Massachusetts State Auditor finds over $4 million in public benefit fraud in three months
BOSTON — In a quarterly progress report issued this week, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said examiners within the office’s Bureau…
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Restaurant industry wary of further possible minimum wage increase in Massachusetts
Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 24, 2023…..Restaurateurs and other small business owners are wary of a looming “threat” of…
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Report: Antisemitism, White Supremacy On Rise In Mass.
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 23, 2023…..As antisemitic attacks and white supremacist activity escalate in Massachusetts, the Anti-Defamation…
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Massachusetts Regulators Vote For New Path On Cannabis Cafes
By Chris Lisinski Cannabis regulators voted Monday to overhaul their approach toward rolling out social consumption locations, sometimes referred to…
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Nearly 100 “Fight MAGA Default Crisis Rallies” to take place this weekend, including in Massachusetts
BOSTON – A number of rallies are taking place across the country this weekend, including in Massachusetts, criticizing MAGA Republicans…
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