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Bill Keating Explains His Support For H-2B Visa Program for Foreign Workers

The largest federation of labor unions in the country opposes a program allowing foreign nationals into the country to work, so why does U.S. Representative Bill Keating support it? Last week, the Democrat from Massachusetts's Ninth Congressional District slammed President Donald Trump's administration for what

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Massachusetts Families In Overflow Shelters Will Need To Be Recertified To Stay There, Healey Administration Says

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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Text of Boston City Council Resolution On Boston Public Schools Accommodating Muslim Students In School System

Editor's Note: The Boston City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 encouraging Boston public schools to encourage and support Muslim students in the school system. The text is below. Below that are images of the three pages of the resolution. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Worried About Recruiting New Cops, Worcester Officials Consider Easing Age Restriction

Worcester officials are considering a proposal to increase the maximum age someone can begin as a city police officer because it's so much harder to recruit people to become police officers than it used to be. "We used to have thousands of people take that exam, and

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Cell Phones, Makeup, and Cereal Behind Distracted Driving ‘Epidemic’ In Massachusetts, State Official Says

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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Maura Healey Does About-Face On Disclosing Out-of-State Travel, Says She Was In Puerto Rico With Partner

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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Massachusetts Senate Unanimously Backs Its Own Version of Revenge Porn Bill

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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Sharon Schools To Stop Giving Students Good Friday and Jewish High Holy Days Off

Good Friday will no longer be a day off for students in Sharon, Massachusetts, starting next school year. Nor will two Jewish holy days. The school district scrapped Good Friday, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah (two days), and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving from the list of days off it provides students.