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Sides debate ranked choice voting system as the question heads to Massachusetts polls in November
By Chris Lisinski SEPT. 18, 2020…..The ranked-choice election system that Massachusetts voters will decide whether to embrace is, depending on…
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Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations increase in Saturday report
Massachusetts saw an increase in hospitalizations in Saturday’s COVID-19 report. Massachusetts has seen 569 more positive cases announced today. An…
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Massachusetts AG Healey responds to President Trump’s comments with advisory on voting intimidation
Attorney General Maura Healey has issued an advisory which addresses intimidating or interfering with voters. A statement by Healey was…
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Crime
Massachusetts State Police rescue two kittens from fully engulfed car, driver faces charges
A brief pursuit on the Massachusetts Turnpike this afternoon resulted in the arrest of a driver and the rescue of…
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Crime
U.C. Customs and Border Protection seize over 20,000 counterfeit masks coming into Massachusetts
BOSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers assigned to the International Cargo Port in Boston seized 20,400 counterfeit N95…
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Massachusetts sees more reported cases, less hospitalizations, in Friday’s COVID-19 report
Massachusetts saw a decrease in hospitalizations in Friday’s COVID-19 report. Massachusetts has seen 431 more positive cases announced today. An…
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Report: Fall River COVID-19 case count hits 2,049
Fall River saw additional cases of COVID-19 in Friday’s report. The City received a report of 9 new cases, according…
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Economy
Massachusetts jobless rate falls from 16.2% to 11.3% percent in August
By Chris Lisinski Massachusetts employers added 51,600 jobs in August as the statewide unemployment rate dropped nearly 5 percentage points,…
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Economy
Massachusetts expected to have a $5 billion tax revenue drop
By Matt Murphy Despite signs that the state’s finances have not completely cratered during the pandemic, the Senate’s top budget…
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Massachusetts sees COVID-19 hospitalizations increase for third straight day, 15 reported dead
Massachusetts saw an increase in hospitalizations for the third straight day in Thursday’s COVID-19 report. Massachusetts has seen 419 more…
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