Politics
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Immigrant Legal Defense Fund Amid Surge in ICE Arrests
BY ELLA ADAMS In less than six weeks this past summer, 34 individuals connected to the immigrant grassroots organization Agencia…
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Spilka: Massachusetts State Budget “Really In Trouble” with Healthcare
BY MICHAEL NORTON As lawmakers leave unfinished business and begin a six-week holiday season recess, Senate President Karen Spilka says housing and health care…
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Relief for Fall River daycare/preschool denied, requests for new residential units, auto body shop approved
The City of Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals held a Public Hearing on Thursday concerning a half-dozen proposals. OLD…
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Rent Control, Tax Cuts, Open Primaries Among 10 Massachusetts Ballot Questions Still Alive for 2026
BY ELLA ADAMS, SAM DRYSDALE & ALISON KUZNITZ Campaigns backing at least 10 of the 44 filed ballot question proposals believe they’re still…
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Massachusetts lawmakers begin six-week holiday recess with lots of unfinished business
BY MICHAEL NORTON STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2025…….Massachusetts lawmakers completed a string of spending bills this year and while…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey states President Trump is increasing the cost of housing and energy; here is what she wants him to do
BOSTON – Today, speaking at the New England Canada Business Council Executive Energy Conference, Governor Maura Healey called on President Donald…
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Massachusetts Rent Control Push Surpasses 124,000 Signatures, Heads to Next Stage
BY SAM DRYSDALE The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it…
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Mayor Paul Coogan, City of Fall River Traffic Department, announces 2025 parking ticket late fee Amnesty program
Fall River, MA – Have any parking ticket late fees in Fall River? Here is your chance to get them…
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Massachusetts Selectman, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, files lawsuit against Mariano, Spilka, over voter approved audit
Anne Brensley, Wayland Selectman and Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has announced that she has filed a lawsuit against House…
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Despite shifting burden to commercial, Fall River residential taxes to still increase
Members of the Fall River City Council approved the proposed real estate tax rate factor for fiscal year 2026 in…
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