Politics
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Healey-Driscoll Administration awards $1.75 million to new services program for newly arrived immigrants
BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration has awarded $1.75 million to form the Immigrant Assistance Services, a new program designed to…
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Massachusetts AG Campbell issues advisory on protections for immigrant workers and minors
BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued an advisory to reaffirm her Office’s stance of protecting the rights…
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Vote stirs hope for restoring prison voting rights in Massachusetts
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 27, 2023…..For the first time, a proposal to amend the constitution to restore…
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Massachusetts House rallies around big-spending budget with tax relief
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 26, 2023…..The Massachusetts House unanimously approved a $56.2 billion fiscal year 2024 budget…
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Shoes paint picture of child abuse’s daily toll in Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 25, 2023…..Eighty-five pairs of children’s shoes dotted the steps of the State House’s Grand Staircase Tuesday,…
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Markey, Pressley highlight equity issues in latest fare-free transit push
Chris Lisinski BOSTON – Members of the state’s Congressional delegation relaunched a push Monday to roll out $25 billion in…
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Massachusetts lawmakers push bills to tackle “staggering but true” child abuse in schools
Sam Doran Anti-child abuse advocates on Thursday lined up behind bills they said would crack down on sexual exploitation of…
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Opinion: As immaturity, hate brew online, Congress should move to protect children by raising internet use age to 16
By: Congressman Jake Auchincloss BOSTON/WASHINGTON D.C. – As immaturity and hate brew online, Congress should move to protect children by…
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U.S. Congresswoman of MA Ayanna Pressley introduces bill to curb unfair discipline of students
WASHINGTON – Today, Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, in partnership with Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), re-introduced…
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Massachusetts trying new approach to intersection safety with intersection conflict warning system
Michael P. Norton To prevent crashes at a busy junction in Great Barrington, state officials have installed what they say…
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