Politics
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Massachusetts fossil fuel protesters arrested after day of holding empty chamber “hostage”
By Alison Kuznitz and Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 10, 2023…..Nine climate activists demanding that top lawmakers move to…
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Massachusetts Senate budget revives immigrant tuition reform
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 9, 2023…..Senate Democrats will push to offer lower, in-state tuition rates to undocumented…
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Massachusetts gets C- grade for lead in school drinking water
By Chris Lisinski BOSTON – Massachusetts made slight improvement over the past four years in its efforts to remove lead…
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April Revenue Collapse Swings Massachusetts State Budget Into Red
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service The sudden thud of collapsing state tax revenues echoed through the halls of…
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Massachusetts April revenue collapse swings state budget into red
By Chris Lisinski MAY 3, 2023…..[Coverage Developing] State tax revenues collapsed well below expectations in April, shifting the year-to-date performance…
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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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