Politics
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Where did the City of Fall River’s missing 2017 trash payment go? No one seems to know or care
Three weeks ago, the Fall River City Council voted 8-1 to move $480,000 of “surplus” cash from the Fall River…
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Dighton/Somerset Republicans hold ‘Back the Blue’ standout Saturday morning
The following was submitted by Jessica Machado: The Dighton Republican Town Committee, in conjunction with the Somerset Republican Town Committee,…
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Warren, Pressley back ban on fed funding for police in schools
Matt Murphy State House News Service U.S Rep. Ayanna Pressley and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren indirectly weighed in on Beacon…
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Black staffers demand change on Beacon Hill
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Pointing to racist behavior they have faced while working on Beacon Hill, a coalition…
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Massachusetts Senate asks commission to design new state seal
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Massachusetts senators unanimously agreed Tuesday that a panel should suggest a new state seal…
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U.S. Senate Relief Plan Features Stimulus Checks, School Aid
Chris Lisinski and Michael P. Norton State House News Service Saying the nation “has one foot in the pandemic and…
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Groups representing undocumented immigrants sue Trump Administration over census
Boston, MA — Late yesterday, in response to the Trump Administration’s memorandum excluding undocumented immigrants from the Census 2020 count,…
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Six lawmakers named to draft final Massachusetts policing bill
Katie Lannan State House News Service Three senators who helped craft their branch’s policing bill will join the Judiciary Committee’s…
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Massachusetts House approves police reform bill on 93-66 vote
By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 24, 2020…..And on the third day, after sessions…
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Baker orders fines for travelers who don’t quarantine in new executive order
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Massachusetts will impose new restrictions on travelers from most of the United States next…
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