Politics

Fall River City Council votes down full budget in 7-2 decision, pushes City toward restrictive 1/12 budget plan

FALL RIVER ─ A week before the deadline to pass the city’s $484.2 million fiscal year 2027 budget, the City…

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Massachusetts rent control question disqualified due to religious exemption

COLIN A. YOUNG June 23, 2026……Massachusetts voters will not have the opportunity to repeal the state’s three-decade ban on rent…

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New poll shows Democrats far outpacing Republicans in Massachusetts Governor, U.S. Senate races, voters also feeling better about state’s economy

BOSTON—Incumbent Democratic Governor Maura Healey holds sizable leads over both of her potential Republican opponents, according to a Suffolk University/Boston…

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Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts ballot question to significantly reduce state’s income tax blaming AG’s “significantly misleading” summary of the proposal

BY MICHAEL NORTON June 18, 2026……A blockbuster ballot question calling for a major reduction in the state income tax was…

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Governor Healey announces statewide deployment of state-of-the-art technology to improve road safety and prevent wrong-way driving 

BOSTON– Governor Maura Healey, joined by Public Safety and Security Secretary Gina Kwon, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble, Undersecretary and State…

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President Donald Trump appeal dismissed to halt wind energy projects in Massachusetts, California, New York, New Jersey, 14 other states

BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 18 attorneys general today announced the United States Court of Appeals for the…

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Massachusetts Governor Healey signs $1.56 billion spending bill, disabilities languaging bill; here’s what’s in it

Sam Drysdale June 12, 2026…..Gov. Maura Healey on Friday signed a $1.56 billion transportation and education spending bill and legislation…

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