Politics
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500,000 Massachusetts residents to receive $500 this month from Baker plan
The Baker-Polito Administration announced last month plans to begin distribution of $500 payments to 500,000 low-income workers as part of…
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Baker-Polito Administration announce increase in SNAP benefits, heating assistance
BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that approximately 200,000 Massachusetts households who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
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Massachusetts Republicans at risk of being completely wiped out from statewide office
By Matt Murphy Massachusetts Republicans are at risk for the first time since 2013 of not controlling a single statewide…
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Governor Baker signs executive order directing executive branch agencies to review contracts, agreements with Russia
BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker signed Executive Order 597, which directs all executive branch agencies to review and terminate…
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Swansea native, former Assistant District Attorney enters race for Bristol County D.A
Swansea native and former Assistant District Attorney Shannon McMahon has entered the race for Bristol County District Attorney. McMahon is…
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Massachusetts AG Healey among those investigating TikTok
BOSTON – Today, Attorney General Maura Healey launched a nationwide investigation into whether TikTok is designing, operating, and promoting its…
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Citing improved metrics, Boston Mayor Wu lifting indoor mask mandate for most instances
Citing improving COVID-19 metrics in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director…
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Senator Ed Markey announces bill to prohibit importation of Russian oil
Washington, DC (March 1, 2022) – Senator Ed Markey, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced he…
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Baker Administration aligns state mask policy with CDC, including mask policy on school buses
Chris Lisinski A day after K-12 students returned to classrooms with a statewide mask mandate no longer in place, the…
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Unemployment system to soon move away from facial recognition
By Matt Murphy The state’s unemployment assistance agency will in the “coming weeks” stop utilizing facial recognition technology to verify…
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