WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by anguished testimony from the father of a murder victim, Congress plunged into a heated debate over immigration on Tuesday as GOP lawmakers vowed to shut down funding for so-called sanctuary cities like San Francisco that shield immigrants from deportation by federal authorities.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON The Massachusetts Legislature still appears likely send to Gov. Charlie Baker a bill establishing a sales tax holiday for one weekend in August, but an increasing number of lawmakers are coming to view the annual vote as an example of good politics trumping good policy.
