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State Auditor Hints At Court Action If Massachusetts Legislature Doesn’t Cooperate With Audit

The state auditor "may need to go to court" to try to get the Massachusetts Legislature to submit to an audit, she said. Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill have rejected state auditor Diana DiZoglio's bid to audit the state House of Representatives and state Senate, claiming

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Mitt Romney Backs U.S. Supreme Court’s Anti-Affirmative Action Ruling

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is no fan of affirmative action. The Republican U.S. senator from Utah voiced his support for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to ban racial preference in college admissions; he also slammed President Joe Biden for claiming the Supreme Court is not

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Honduran Man Sentenced For Fifth Illegal Entry In Massachusetts

A federal court in Boston sentenced a Honduran man on Wednesday, June 28 for repeated illegal reentry. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Blas Antonio Celaya-Padilla, 41, who lives in Chelsea, to 45 months in prison, the office of Acting United States Attorney for the District of

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MBTA Outlines Raft of Summer Service Disruptions

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Hey Harvard, Want To Continue With Your Race-Based Admissions?  Here’s How

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch:  What is Harvard's view on how long this will take? …

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Construction Worker Who Hung Confederate Flag To Undergo Diversity Training

A construction worker who hung a Confederate flag at a Massachusetts Department of Transportation highway construction site in Fitchburg will not be fired but will undergo diversity training. The construction worker found the flag left on the side of the road and thought there would be no problem if he

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Easthampton Family Decorates Giant Skeleton With Rainbow Tutu

An Easthampton family has decorated a giant 12-foot skeleton they own with a colorful flower bandana, a Pride flag, and a rainbow tutu in celebration of Pride month. The family did so because they felt there was "not as much support for the community" this year, according to

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Harvard and Other American Colleges Can’t Give Racial Preference In Admissions, U.S. Supreme Court Says

Harvard — and any other college in the United States — cannot give racial preferences in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning. The court ruled 6-2 and 6-3 in a pair of affirmative action cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v.