Politics
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AG Healey expands program to bring more affordable housing in Fall River, state overall
BOSTON – As part of ongoing efforts to address the state’s housing crisis, Attorney General Maura Healey today announced the…
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City of Fall River finally appoints new City Administrator
The City of Fall River finally has a new City Administrator. In a unanimous 9-0 vote, Seth-Thomas Aitken was appointed…
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Baker-Polito Administration announces weekly at-home tests for students and staff enrolled in state’s testing programs
BOSTON – The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Health announced today updated school COVID-19…
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Baker-Polito Administration files bill for $5 Billion in bonds for housing, workforce, public safety, food security, cybersecurity
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today filed legislation seeking $4.991 billion in capital funds to support core improvements. The proposal,…
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Projection: COVID Surge Likely To Peak Later This Month
By Chris Lisinski As Massachusetts grapples with record COVID-19 case counts amid the omicron-fueled winter surge, two widely cited analyses…
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Study pegs Massachusetts wealth surtax haul at $1.3 Billion
By Matt Murphy JAN. 13, 2022…..A new tax on Massachusetts millionaires would add about $1.3 billion in revenue for the…
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Fall River Fire Department Awarded Nearly $35,000 Safety Equipment Grant
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $5 million in grant funding awarded to 306 Massachusetts fire departments from the FY22 Firefighter…
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Like housing costs, interest in rent control running high
By Chris Lisinski JAN. 11, 2022…..If the city of Chelsea had been allowed to implement a cap on how much…
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Rachael Rollins Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
Rachael Splaine Rollins was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court…
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Biden-Harris Administration to require insurance, group health plans to cover cost of at-home COVID-19 tests
The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring insurance companies and group health plans to cover the cost of over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests,…
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