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Zoning Change Could Upend Nantucket Rental Market
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Massachusetts Democratic Party Elects Steve Kerrigan New Chairman
The Massachusetts Democratic Party has a new chairman. Steve Kerrigan, the party's 2014 lieutenant governor nominee, was elected head of the state party Monday, April 24. He was unopposed, with support from Governor Maura Healey, the state's top-ranking Democrat.
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Katherine Clark Says Males Competing In Girls’ Sports Is Not A Problem In Massachusetts
The United States House of Representatives voted to prevent males from competing in girls' sports last week. None of the nine U.S. Representatives from Massachusetts supported the measure.
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Teacher License Requirements Too Hard In Certain Specialties Given Teacher Shortage, State Board Says
A shortage in public school teachers has Massachusetts state education officials considering ways to make it easier for existing teachers to get certification in special education and English as a Second Language. School nurses also may find it easier to get certification if the proposal passes in June.
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Five Questions for James Bopp Jr.;Lawyer Who Undermined Roe v. Wade Until It Fell
James Bopp Jr. has served as General Counsel of the National Right to Life Committee since 1978. He was a major strategist in attacking the legal foundations of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, until it was overturned in June 2022. He
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Converting Offices To Housing Is Hard; These Changes Might Make It Easier
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Erika Bolstad Stroll around America's vacant downtowns, and a seemingly obvious solution emerges to the housing shortages and homelessness problems in many states: Why not turn all those unoccupied offices into living spaces? Especially in cities such as Portland,
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Don’t Fall For RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vax Politics – Even If You Agree With Him About COVID Vaccines
A Kennedy is primarying Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. Should Massachusetts rejoice at that news?
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North Brookfield Nixes Drag Performance At June Pride Event; ACLU Sends Protest Letter
North Brookfield selectmen have rejected a request for a drag performance on the town common they had previously approved after determining it to be "adult entertainment" not suitable for public property. The elected board, which oversees the day-to-day operations of the town and considers permits for public events,
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