Politics
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Massachusetts bill would increase punishment against animal cruelty offenders
A bill making its way through Beacon Hill would impose heavier punishment against those who are convicted of animal cruelty.…
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Of 41,000 state workers, nearly 1,000 left over vaccine mandate
By Colin A. Young DEC. 30, 2021…..Just fewer than 1,000 executive branch employees have left their jobs because they did…
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Group of Westport residents looking for bill passage to remove statute of limitations on rape, sexual assault
Some from a Westport sexual abuse group are looking for the passage of a bill making its way through Beacon…
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Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, among police departments receiving grant for body-worn cameras
BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded more than $4 million in state grant funds to 64 municipalities across the…
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New Checks On Emergency Rental Aid Draw Protests in Massachusetts
By Chris Lisinski Massachusetts renters who seek state aid to avoid eviction will face new requirements and a revised application…
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Lawmakers Demand More Action From Baker on COVID-19 Front
By Michael P. Norton After hosting an oversight hearing that top state health officials skipped, high-ranking lawmakers are now calling…
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Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, others, receive total over $215,000 for drug treatment program
Boston – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded nearly $215,000 in federal funding to eight Massachusetts sheriff’s offices in support of…
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Baker Issuing Mask Advisory, Calling National Guard Up
Chris Lisinski With health care providers facing a critical workforce shortage amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Baker administration…
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AG Healey: Company working on Westport and Middleborough police stations penalized over half a million dollars
A construction company and its owners will pay more than $540,000 in restitution and penalties over allegations that they failed…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren announces she has COVID-19
Senator Elizabeth Warren announced Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. “I regularly test for COVID & while I…
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