Politics
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Massachusetts Governor Healey trying again for local option tax hikes
Colin A. Young JAN. 31, 2025…..Gov. Maura Healey on Friday filed a refreshed version of her local option tax bill…
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Massachusetts Senator Dooner introduces several acts concerning migrants, emergency housing as funding is running out
Boston, MA – Senator Dooner (R-Taunton) has filed legislation aimed at reforming Massachusetts’ Right to Shelter law in response to…
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Healey curtails access to elder home care programs as caseloads surge in Massachusetts
By Alison Kuznitz Elder services providers grappling with surging caseloads and funding deficits are bracing for new state directives that…
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52 new apartments in mixed use building among projects headed to Fall River’s Zoning Board of Appeals
Several projects are set to go in front of the Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled for February…
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Up to 1,000 wild bird deaths reported in Massachusetts due to “widespread” bird flu
Sam Doran STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 29, 2025…..Massachusetts health and environmental agencies on Wednesday offered fresh warnings about “widespread” bird…
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Massachusetts advocates, some state lawmakers, rally on State House steps for undocumented immigrant protections
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition rallied alongside state lawmakers and advocates at the Massachusetts State House steps…
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Massachusetts, New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, among AGs suing the Trump Administration over new policy
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in suing the Trump…
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Massachusetts Scrambles To Understand, React To Trump’s Fed Funding Freeze
By Chris Lisinski The Trump administration’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal spending triggered an avalanche of uncertainty,…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey: Trump Administration pause on federal funds is “really bad”; Mass AG weighing litigation
Chris Lisinski [Coverage Developing] State and federal policymakers are scrambling to unpack the significance of a freeze on most federal…
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Most dogs in Fall River need to be licensed; the city has announced what you need to do for 2025
Here is your annual reminder that most Fall River pet dogs have to be licensed. According to the City of…
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