Politics
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Massachusetts House and Senate agree on massive overhaul of state’s gun laws; here are the details
Colin A. Young JULY 18, 2024…..Without a single Republican vote, the Massachusetts House and Senate sent the governor a massive…
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Massachusetts emergency family shelter system costs officially surpass $1 billion a year
By Sam Drysdale As emergency family shelter system costs officially surpass $1 billion a year, a new commission formed to…
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Vineyard Wind shut down in Massachusetts “until further notice” after blade incident
Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 16, 2024…..Operations at Vineyard Wind, the first offshore installation to provide clean power to…
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Massachusetts Steward Hospital bids tied in tangle of rules, bankruptcy court
Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 15, 2024……Monday evening brings the deadline for bids on the Massachusetts hospitals operated…
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Massachusetts House moves to ban video recording behind the wheel
Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 11, 2024…..Massachusetts drivers could be banned from FaceTiming their friends and livestreaming onto social…
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Fall River community staple organizes committee for mayor
Fall River may have a new candidate for mayor in 2025. According to The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political…
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Massachusetts receives nearly $60 million in “low-no” federal grants to electrify buses
BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today three federal grant awards from the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emissions…
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Fall River Superintendent Tracy Curley: $186 million in school-related funding approved
FALL RIVER — Superintendent Tracy Curley has announced that the Fall River City Council and Mayor Paul Coogan has approved $186…
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Governor Healey announces $27 million in Fall River, Springfield, Worcester, other communities to create hundreds of new housing units
LOWELL – Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced $27…
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Funds Run Out After Just Two Months For Revived Massachusetts Immigrant Food Benefit
By Sam Drysdale After state officials quietly restored state-funded food benefits for legally present immigrants last winter, advocates and lawmakers…
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