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Several UMass Schools Teaching Critical Race Theory This Year

Four schools in the University of Massachusetts system are offering classes this year in Critical Race Theory. Critical Race Theory, according to the Brookings Institution, "states that U.S. social institutions (e.g., the criminal justice system, education system, labor market, housing market, and healthcare system) are laced with

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Salem, Massachusetts Drops Vaccine Passport Requirement

Salem, Massachusetts no longer has an indoor mask mandate or a vaccine passport. The city's board of health voted unanimously on Tuesday to rescind both on Tuesday, February 8.

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Massachusetts Sending $500 Payments To 500,000 Workers; Here’s Who Qualifies

By Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Marty Walsh Wants To Help Negotiate End To Major League Baseball Lockout

Major League Baseball has been in a lockout since early December. The league's collective bargaining agreement expired and in more than two months since, there are no signs that the players' association and team owners are close to a deal. However, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh

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Waltham Company Offering Up To 20 Weeks Of Paid Abortion Leave To Both Women and Men

If you work for one public relations firm based in Waltham, Massachusetts, it's possible to receive up to 20 weeks of paid time off for having an abortion. Inkhouse, which employs more than 100 people, now offers a paid leave policy that covers pregnancy loss – which includes miscarriage,

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Boston City Councilor Will Run For Suffolk County District Attorney

A Boston city councilor will run for Suffolk County District Attorney this year. District 5 councilor Ricardo Arroyo, a Democrat, made the announcement that he's running for the post on Tuesday. His father, Felix D. Arroyo, is the Suffolk County register of probate. And his brother, Felix G.

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Democrat Brendan Roche Running For State Representative Again Southwest of Boston

He wasn't successful the last time he went for it, but Brendan Roche will run for state representative once again this year. The Mansfield Democrat is running in the state's First Bristol District against incumbent Republican Jay Barrows (R-Mansfield).

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Connecticut Ending School Mask Mandate This Month

Public schools and childcare centers will soon no longer have indoor mask mandates in Connecticut. The state's Democratic governor, Ned Lamont, announced on Monday that the indoor mask mandates at schools and childcare centers will be lifted at the end of the month.