Voting rights advocates in Massachusetts are applauding Governor Maura Healey's budgetary backing of new policies stemming from last year's passage of the VOTES Act.
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As educators across Massachusetts prepare to administer high-stakes tests for students this spring, new polling shows the public supports changes to the
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Incidents involving white supremacist propaganda reached an all-time high last year in the U.S., including a dramatic surge of incidents across New
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Environmental activists are calling on Gov. Maura Healy to end construction of the Eversource electrical substation in East Boston, and move it
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Family members of those lost to Covid are urging lawmakers to pass legislation to formally recognize the first Monday in March as
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Lawmakers in the Commonwealth are considering legislation to restore voting rights for people incarcerated on felony convictions.
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The six New England states are joining forces to ensure their emergency responders are well-trained to handle a predicted increase in the
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Gimlich and White supplied Pittsfield taverns, inns, families, and individuals with their beer, starting before 1800 and lasting into the first years
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Mount Greylock Regional School presents the timeless classic “Oliver!” on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 2, 3, and 4, 2023, at 7
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Twenty million Americans live with dangerous levels of soot pollution year-round, and that the EPA is proposing to set soot standards at
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Under a new ordinance, if passed, Pittsfield police officers would be required if present during an incident, to prevent fellow officers from
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Lawmakers in the Commonwealth are considering legislation to ensure police use of facial-recognition technology also protects people's privacy and civil rights.
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Legislation introduced in the Commonwealth aims to reduce the racial wealth gap by creating a statewide "Baby Bonds" program.
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