Politics
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Massachusetts spends $30 million in two weeks on emergency shelter system, 542 on waiting list
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 18, 2024…..Over the last two weeks, Massachusetts has spent about $30 million on its…
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Millions in Massachusetts gambling tax revenue helping Healey plug budget gap
Colin A. Young The steady expansion of gambling in Massachusetts opened a new and steady revenue stream for Beacon Hill,…
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Split court rules some life-without-parole sentences in Massachusetts are unconstitutional
Colin A. Young BOSTON, MA – Sentencing 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to serve a life term without the possibility of…
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Protestors call on Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to rescind aid cuts for the poor
Sam Doran Around 30 members of the Lift Our Kids coalition rallied on the Beacon Street sidewalk Thursday, calling on…
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Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia transferred to 6th facility
Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia is residing in yet another prison as his trip around the country continues. The…
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Massachusetts Senate plots another push for free community college despite budget cuts
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 10, 2024…..”Keep your eyes peeled,” for free community college funding in the Senate’s version…
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Coogan ousts long standing Fall River Housing Authority member Sahady after 26 years
The newly inaugurated members of the Fall River City Council held their first meeting Tuesday night and got right down…
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, budget team, announce plan to cut $375 million from current year’s budget
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 8, 2024…..Gov. Maura Healey and her budget team hit the reset button Monday, announcing a plan…
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Fall River and New Bedford To Receive Federal Funding for New Electric School Buses
Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding…
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Time for Ten with Fall River’s Cliff Ponte Jr.
Time for Ten is a series where we ask past and current elected officials ten questions. This is the third…
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