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Senator introduces bill to extend $600 supplement for unemployed, more UI expansion
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is offering new legislation to expand pandemic unemployment insurance. Reed’s bill would…
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Joe Kennedy III, Pramila Jayapal, introduce bill to expand Medicare and Medicaid eligibility during COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III introduced the Medicare Crisis…
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Coogan explains Wednesday’s spike in COVID-19 cases, gives compliance, nursing home updates
A high spike in reported COVID-19 cases caused alarm for many city residents Wednesday. Mayor Coogan offered an explanation Thursday…
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House Democrats release new $3 trillion stimulus bill; would send up to $6,000 per household
House Democrats today introduced The Heroes Act, a massive coronavirus response bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the proposed stimulus…
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Baker files bill for $1 billion in spending costs due to COVID-19 pandemic
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today filed a supplemental budget bill for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) which will authorize $1…
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Baker announces reopening guidelines for businesses, mandatory workplace safety standards
BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a four-phase approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and…
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Senators introduce bill to provide $2,000 monthly payments during COVID-19 pandemic, no SS number needed
Washington – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday…
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Judge orders Massachusetts gun retailers to open this weekend
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service BOSTON – A federal judge will temporarily lift a Gov. Charlie Baker executive…
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Group set to protest at Fall River Government Center over COVID-19 lockdown
While case numbers released by the Massachusetts Department of Health suggest the Bay State isn’t out of the woods in…
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President Trump signs executive order temporarily banning immigration into the United States
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to temporarily pause immigration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump is suspending new…
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