A Fall River resident was recently honored as a 2021 Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. Representative Fiola nominated Jeny Gonzalez...
By Chris Lisinski A group of labor, civil rights and racial justice groups jumped into the growing melee over wages and benefits for the Bay State’s...
Chris Lisinski The House gave initial approval on Monday to legislation directing $200 million to a municipal road and bridge maintenance program and $75 million total...
By Colin A. Young State House News Service MAY 5, 2021…..Many specifics around the proposal to levy an additional tax on households who earn more than...
A Massachusetts group is lending support to a bill that would aid people in Massachusetts who can’t read English. The Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition...
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration and SEIU Local 509 today announced a targeted set of initiatives to address issues facing children, youth, and families served by...
By Colin A. Young/SHNS Following the release of Child Advocate Maria Mossaides’ report detailing the systemic failures that led up to the October death of 14-year-old...
Chris Lisinski/SHNS APRIL 6, 2021…..Removing gendered language, declaring laws that produce unequal outcomes for different groups to be unconstitutional, and banning some eminent domain land takings...
By Colin A. Young/SHNS Following the release of Child Advocate Maria Mossaides’ report detailing the systemic failures that led up to the October death of 14-year-old...
By Katie Lannan MARCH 18, 2021…..The Atlanta-area shooting this week that left eight people dead and stoked a wave of outrage and fear over anti-Asian violence...
