The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is praising those who turned out in droves Tuesday in Salem to vote down a referendum that would have overturned the City Council's vote months ago that established Salem as a sanctuary city for illegal aliens.
Carol Rose, executive director of the ACLU's Massachusetts chapter, teamed up in a prepared statement with staff counsel Laura Rótolo to laud voters who "confirmed that their city is one that values all human beings" and shot down the measure because "fear-mongering and racism has no place in their diverse community."
By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
BOSTON — A bill that would guarantee copay-free coverage for birth control in Massachusetts earned initial approval in the House Wednesday morning and appears likely to be advanced to the Senate later in the day.
