Politics
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Report: Massachusetts to spend $1.06 billion on shelter in FY2025
Per the June 16, 2025, biweekly update from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), Massachusetts is…
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Fall River City Council moves forward seeking further investigations into Department of Community Maintenance
FALL RIVER ─ Six letters on behalf of the City Council were sent to various local, state and federal law…
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Massachusetts officials outraged by attacks on Minnesota lawmakers
Michael P. Norton JUNE 14, 2025….Top lawmakers in Massachusetts expressed outrage Saturday over the shootings of two state legislators and…
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Healey backs Newsom in fight with Trump over LA protest response
By Sam Drysdale Gov. Maura Healey backed California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday as protests over federal immigration raids have…
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Massachusetts Senate puts $532 million spending bill on Thursday’s agenda
By Alison Kuznitz The Senate Ways and Means Committee unveiled a $532 million budget bill Thursday that delivers more than…
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Massachusetts Legislature sets dates for sales tax free weekend in 2025; here is what you need to know
The Massachusetts sales tax free holiday has been set for 2025; here is what you need to know. The Legislature…
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Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care vote expands eligibility for child care financial assistance; here are the details
NEEDHAM – The Board of Early Education and Care voted unanimously today to improve access to Child Care Financial Assistance. These…
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Fall River City Council passes audit resolution after report on former DCM head released
As a result of a recent Fall River Reporter article, two Fall River city councilors filed a resolution concerning a…
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Hundreds of protests planned this week across the country, in Massachusetts, Fall River, against Trump Administration
Hundreds of protests are planned across the country this week, including in Fall River. No Kings Mass Protests are in…
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Nursing home company in Fall River, Franklin, Newburyport, Swansea, Stoughton cited over $1 million for failing to make timely wage payments
BOSTON – Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that her office has issued a citation against William J. Segal, Owner…
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