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Fall River woman honored as Massachusetts Commonwealth Heroine
A Fall River resident was recently honored as a 2021 Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of…
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Gig Workers At Center of Emerging Massachusetts Labor Law Fight
By Chris Lisinski A group of labor, civil rights and racial justice groups jumped into the growing melee over wages…
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Massachusetts House gives approval to direct $200 mill to municipal road and bridge maintenance, Baker sends Rescue Plan proposal
Chris Lisinski The House gave initial approval on Monday to legislation directing $200 million to a municipal road and bridge…
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Strong support for surtax ahead of necessary vote
By Colin A. Young State House News Service MAY 5, 2021…..Many specifics around the proposal to levy an additional tax…
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Act would put documents, notices, websites, in other languages in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts group is lending support to a bill that would aid people in Massachusetts who can’t read English. The…
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Baker-Polito Administration, union announce changes in wake of death of Fall River’s David Almond
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration and SEIU Local 509 today announced a targeted set of initiatives to address issues facing…
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Lawmakers holding oversight hearing this week in wake of David Almond report
By Colin A. Young/SHNS Following the release of Child Advocate Maria Mossaides’ report detailing the systemic failures that led up…
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Constitutional amendment targets outcomes of “racist policies”
Chris Lisinski/SHNS APRIL 6, 2021…..Removing gendered language, declaring laws that produce unequal outcomes for different groups to be unconstitutional, and…
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Lawmakers call oversight hearing in wake of David Almond report
By Colin A. Young/SHNS Following the release of Child Advocate Maria Mossaides’ report detailing the systemic failures that led up…
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Massachusetts hate crimes bill drawing interest after Atlanta murders
By Katie Lannan MARCH 18, 2021…..The Atlanta-area shooting this week that left eight people dead and stoked a wave of…
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