Politics
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Massachusetts health benefits agency running out of money
By Michael P. Norton The state agency that oversees health insurance for 460,000 public employees, retirees and their dependents is…
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Massachusetts State Auditor issues new audit of Fall River Line State Pier, here is what it found
Diana DiZoglio, the current Massachusetts State Auditor since 2023, has issued a follow-up audit of the Fall River Line Pier.…
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Massachusetts Slashes Emergency Shelter Budget by Over 60% as Reforms and Declining Caseloads Ease Crisis
By Ella Adams After two years of spending about $1 billion annually on an overburdened emergency family shelter system, top…
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Massachusetts home prices up 3.4% to $600,000
By Colin A. Young Fewer single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts last month compared to a year prior, but real…
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AG Campbell cites Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s, and Subway locations across Massachusetts for violating child labor laws
BOSTON – Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that her office has separately issued citations against Cafua Management Company, LLC,…
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Fall River City Council votes to keep water and sewer rates the same after Ponte motion
Fall River residents spoke, and the City Council listened. City water rates will remain $4.24 per 100 cubic feet and…
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Letter to the Editor: Current Somerset Selectman backs former police chief for Selectman
The following is an opinion piece sent to Fall River Reporter and was not written by us as we do…
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Massachusetts State Representative accused of orchestrating multi-faceted fraud and cover-up scheme
BOSTON –Massachusetts State Representative for the First Barnstable District has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly orchestrating…
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Fall River City Councilor announces she won’t be seeking re-election
There will be at least one open seat on the Fall River City Council for 2026. According to a post…
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Massachusetts House Democrats Thwart Republican Bid to Ban Transgender Athletes
By Sam Drysdale House Democrats used a procedural maneuver on Wednesday that essentially put on ice a freshman Republican’s push…
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