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Massachusetts Legislature Still Hasn’t Passed A Budget, Won’t This Week
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Williams College Eliminates Swim Test Graduation Requirement For Racial Equity
Students no longer need to pass a swim test to graduate from Williams College, for the sake of racial equity. The college's Committee on Educational Affairs voted 103-30 in favor of eliminating the swim test graduation requirement at a May 11 meeting, as The Williams Record reports.
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Interested In Sending Out Stimulus Checks
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Proposed Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Would Repeal New Driver’s-Licenses-For Illegal-Immigrants Law
Matthew Denice was 23 years old when he was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. Now, the late Milford resident's mother, Maureen Maloney, wants to ensure driver's licenses do not end up in the hands of illegal immigrants in Massachusetts.
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A Third of U.S. Small Businesses Can’t Pay Rent Because of Inflation
By Casey Harper The Center Square
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Gun Licenses Now Harder To Turn Down In Massachusetts After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, State Officials Say
Massachusetts police chiefs can no longer deny a firearms license because an applicant lacks what a chief considers a good reason to have it, state officials say. While gun owners still need a license, less is left up to the discretion of license-issuing authorities in the wake of a recent
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Six Reasons Why Massachusetts Should Legalize Fireworks
Fireworks have been illegal in Massachusetts since 1943. Along with bonfires, they were outlawed during World War II to keep the night sky dark, making the prospect of German airplanes bombing American cities during the war more difficult. That never happened, but the ban has stayed in place ever since.
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Amherst Moves Forward With Reparations
A push by reparations activists in Amherst to start a public fund for black people has been greenlit by the town council. The money is scheduled to come annually, roughly matching Amherst's current local marijuana tax revenue, which is about $205,000. The council set a ceiling at
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