Politics

Massachusetts AG Healey warns immigrants of fraud and scams

BOSTON – As part of her office’s ongoing efforts to advocate for the state’s immigrant communities, Attorney General Maura Healey…

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Massachusetts could be next state to end school mask mandates

Katie Lannan Two East Coast states on Monday attached end dates to their school mask mandates, spelling out timelines that…

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Marijuana Tax Revenue Surpasses Alcohol in Massachusetts

Meg McIntyre With the fiscal year halfway over, state revenue from the marijuana excise tax is outpacing revenue from alcohol.…

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Massachusetts drug cost bill caps insulin at $25 a month, has oversite for drug companies

By Katie Lannan FEB. 3, 2022….A bill targeting drug costs that the Senate plans to take up next week would…

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Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski Joins Diehl Campaign As Senior Advisor

Matt Murphy Lowell native and former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has joined Republican Geoff Diehl’s campaign for governor as…

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Allen urges drug use decriminalization, treatment proposal in Massachusetts

By Chris Van Buskirk STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 2, 2022…..Personal use of controlled substances like heroin or cocaine would be…

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Auchincloss introduces “no bank accounts for terrorists”

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss, (D, MA-04), Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and a Marine…

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Massachusetts House Approves Permanent Extension Of Voting Reforms

By Matt Murphy The state’s mostly successful experiment with voting-by-mail during the COVID-19 pandemic would become a permanent option for…

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Progressives pitch Massachusetts emergency response alternative

By Chris Van Buskirk A proposed program seeks to fund locally designed alternative emergency response programs that would dispatch behavioral…

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker tax relief plans add up to nearly $700 million

By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 26, 2022…..[Developing] The $48.5 billion budget Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing for fiscal…

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