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Massachusetts Bans Selling Puppies and Kittens Under Eight Weeks Old

Puppies and kittens under eight weeks old can no longer be sold in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed S.2908 into law on Wednesday, making that change.

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Massachusetts State Rep Says He’ll Donate His 11 Percent Pay Increase To Charity

Massachusetts legislators are set to receive an 11 percent pay increase, but at least one state legislator is giving his pay raise away. State Representative David DeCoste (R-Norwell) says he will keep his promise to forgo pay raises and pension benefits.

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Five Reasons People Support Keeping Religious Vaccine Exemptions In Schooling In Place

A bill in the Massachusetts legislature (H.604/S.1391) filed by state Representative Andy Vargas (D-Lawrence) and state Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Lowell) would remove religious exemptions for vaccines to attend all kindergarten-through-12 schools in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced the bill last week and referred

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Marc Lombardo To Challenge Brad Jones For Massachusetts House Minority Leader Post

Beacon Hill's Republican leadership may see its first shake-up in more than 15 years, as state Representative Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) announced Wednesday that he plans to challenge his colleague Brad Jones (R-North Reading) for the House Minority Leader position. "Massachusetts is at a crossroads," Lombardo said

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Massachusetts Attorney General Rejects Shutesbury Bylaw That Sought To Limit Battery Energy Storage Systems

The Massachusetts Attorney General's office has rejected a Shutesbury general bylaw on large-scale battery energy storage systems, citing overreach in regulating renewable energy and zoning matters. However, a revised zoning bylaw in the nearby town of Hadley allowing standalone energy storage systems received near-complete approval, as The Daily

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Private High School For Students Identifying As Homosexual Or Transgender Opening In Western Massachusetts Next Year

A new therapeutic high school designed specifically for students who identify as homosexual or transgender is set to open in western Massachusetts next year. J.S. Bryant School will serve 38 students and will open in the fall of 2025, it founders say. The school is to be located at

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Judge Shelley Joseph Faces Formal Misconduct Charges Over 2018 Illegal Immigrant Case

Massachusetts district court judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph is now facing formal charges of "willful judicial misconduct," brought by the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, according to a press release from the department. These charges come from her involvement in a 2018 incident in which she is accused

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Massachusetts House Wants To Upend Voter-Approved Legislature Audit

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Thursday moved to overhaul audits of the chamber's business after voters overwhelmingly said the state auditor has the power to audit the Legislature.