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Matt McDonald, a Boston-area native, has decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and copy editor. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority can’t claim immunity from a lawsuit by a bus rider who says he suffered permanent brain damage at the hands and feet of a bus driver who had a troubled history, the state’s highest court said.
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Members of a task force created by President Donald Trump to try to stop acts of anti-Semitism want to meet with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to discuss how she responded to attacks on Jewish college students in the city, federal officials have announced.
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Boston city councilors are considering ways to expand the scope of a city ordinance that limits cooperation by Boston police with federal immigration authorities. The Boston Trust Act, enacted in 2014 and amended in 2019, doesn’t go far enough, some council members and immigration advocates said Monday.
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A Florida congressman expressed disbelief Wednesday when Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she doesn’t know how much the city of Boston has spent on illegal immigrants.
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The Somerville City Council has approved a resolution emphasizing its previous commitment to transgenderism and declaring Somerville a transgender sanctuary city, in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order designed to stop gender transitioning for children.
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Can the state government’s social services agency vaccinate a child it has temporarily taken custody of even if it’s against the religious beliefs of the parents? The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is considering that question, after hearing oral arguments in a case recently.
Commentary
Did President Donald Trump claim that Ukraine started the war with Russia in February 2022? No, he didn’t, though it’s understandable why some people think he did. What we have is partly a failure to communicate, and partly a failure to understand.
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Republicans in the U.S. Senate concerned about the extent of the tariffs President Donald Trump has implemented during the first few weeks of his new administration are hoping a U.S. Trade Representative nominee will be confirmed soon to provide a counterweight of sorts.