Politics
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Massachusetts extending mask mandate for school children
MALDEN – Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley notified school districts in the Commonwealth today that he will…
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Fall River receives $400,000 to renovate Kennedy Park tennis courts, create city’s first pickle ball courts
The Baker-Polito Administration last week awarded $10,090,749 in grant funding for park improvements, open space acquisitions, and land conservation projects…
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Board raises Massachusetts Education Commissioner’s salary to over $250,000 with future increases
Katie Lannan/SHNS Members of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education signed off Tuesday on salary increases for Commissioner…
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Massachusetts to take up drug decriminalization and safe drug consumption site bills
Two bills decriminalizing possession of controlled substances (S 1277 and H 2119) and three bills calling for safe drug consumption…
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Massachusetts Politicians Demand New Approach To Haitian Migrants
By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service In the wake of controversial images showing U.S. agents on horseback chasing…
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Massachusetts Senate again looks to engage House on sex education
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service SEPT. 23, 2021…..For supporters of a comprehensive sexual health education curriculum who have…
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Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan, City Council President Cliff Ponte, move on to November mayoral election
The final two candidates are set in Fall River’s mayoral race. Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan and City Council President…
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Baker, GOP governors want sit-down with President Biden over border crisis
By Matt Murphy With migrants, many seeking refuge from Haiti, flocking to the southern border to gain entry to the…
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Massachusetts Community Colleges Announce Vaccine Mandate
Katie Lannan All faculty, staff and students who attend on-campus classes at the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts will need…
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Teachers Union supports bill ending MCAS, states it has allowed white supremacy to flourish
According to a press release by the Massachusetts Teachers Union, a public hearing on S.293/H.612, An Act Expanding Opportunities to…
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