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NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell shrugs off those who mock his city for failing to land high-profile developments, like a $650 million waterfront casino or an assembly line for Cape Wind turbines. New Bedford may not have hit it out of the park this year, but "we're
money
There's a direct connection between increases to federal student aid and the skyrocketing costs of college tuition, according to a study released by the nonpartisan Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The report examined three aid programs: Federal Direct Subsidized Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Pell Grants,
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muslim
BOSTON – Retired Red Sox ace Curt Schilling isn't the first ESPN personality to get suspended for invoking Nazi Germany to make a point, although he broke new ground by being suspended for comparing said Nazis to extremist Muslims. And he's still talking about it.
Massachusetts
BOSTON – The era of Big Labor dominance in Massachusetts politics may soon be over. Earlier this month, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Linda Giles heard arguments in a lawsuit that challenges the privileged place of unions under current Massachusetts campaign finance law. Current law allows unincorporated groups, such as labor
Abortion
BOSTON – Hundreds of pro-life supporters packed the sidewalk lining Planned Parenthood's Commonwealth Avenue clinic on Saturday to protest the use of their tax dollars to support the embattled organization. Planned Parenthood has been under fire since earlier this summer when the Center for Medical Progress, a pro-life group,
ICE
The number of Massachusetts "sanctuary cities," local communities that officially refuse to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) officials, grew by one earlier this month. The decision by the Lawrence City Council to become a "sanctuary city" brings the Massachusetts grand total to seven.
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