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Malden Councilor Pays Penalty In Summer Jobs Conflict Case
By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Driving Into Somebody’s House Without A License? That’s Just One Reason Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara Should Resign
Since nobody on the Boston City Council has the guts to say it, someone needs to: Kendra Lara should resign. The Boston city councilor, a democratic socialist first who has expressed support for abolishing the police, has spent the past two years making it clear she is unfit to serve.
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State Attorney General’s Office Is Advising Massachusetts Cities and Towns Not To Target Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Two Worcester Officials Say
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is advising local communities not to enact local measures targeting pro-life crisis pregnancy centers out of concerns about lawsuits against them, two Worcester city officials said. Their comments came during a meeting of the Worcester City Council, which opted earlier this week to
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Maura Healey’s Ireland Trip Cost Taxpayers Nearly $84,000
By Michael P. Norton and Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Massachusetts Vaccine Bills Would Tighten Screws On Objectors To Vaccines; Hearings Wednesday
A committee of the state legislature plans to hold hearings on a few bills that would increase vaccination requirements in Massachusetts — and one that would loosen them. The Joint Committee on Public Health plans to hold hearings at the Massachusetts State House in Gardiner Auditorium from 9 a.m. to
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Massachusetts Ballot Law Campaign Opposes Industry-Backed Auto Repair Agreement
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Massachusetts Bill Would Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Should Massachusetts residents go to prison for possessing fentanyl test strips? A bill (S.926/H.1736) on Beacon Hill would eliminate that penalty, as other states have in recent years.
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Marriage Key For Reducing Child Poverty, Massachusetts Family Institute Report Finds
Households where a married father is present are far wealthier than households where no father is present, a report from the Massachusetts Family Institute finds. The median annual income of a married couple household in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was $157,418 as of 2021, according to the report. That
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