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Maura Healey’s New Appointment Maxes Out Dems On Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission
By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Feds Arrest Colombian Illegal Immigrant Homicide Fugitive In Pittsfield
U.S. immigration authorities have apprehended a Colombian illegal immigrant wanted by authorities in his home country for killing someone, federal officials said. Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested the 49-year-old illegal immigrant near his residence in Pittsfield on May 6, according to a press release from
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Mexican Man Who Has Been Deported Eight Times Pleads Guilty To Illegally Re-Entering United States
A Mexican man who has previously been deported eight times pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Ramon Alfaro-Orona, 39, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Boston on Monday, May 13.
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Massachusetts Converting Former Prison Into Migrant Shelter
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Psychotic Murder Convict Must Get State-Funded Pre-Release Plan For Parole Hearing, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules
A mentally ill man in state prison who pleaded guilty to second degree murder in 2004 is entitled to have state funds pay for a social-services advocate to put together a pre-release plan for his application for parole, the state's highest court has ruled. Quasim Hastings is indigent,
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Transgender Brookline Track Runner Has Won An Event At Every Meet This Spring
Chloe Barnes is excelling at girls' outdoor track and field this spring. Barnes, a male who identifies as transgender, is a senior at Brookline High School. As of the start of this week, Barnes had competed in five Brookline High girls' track meets so far this season. At
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More Massachusetts Residents Think State Is On The Wrong Track, Poll Says
By Gintautas Dumcius CommonWealth Beacon An increasing number of Bay State voters view the state as on the wrong track, leading to some slippage in elected officials' approval ratings, according to a web-based poll conducted for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.
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Maura Healey, Michelle Wu Attending Vatican Climate Summit This Week
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plan to speak at a climate change conference in Vatican City this week. The two left-of-center lawmakers are scheduled to speak at the summit called "From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience." Pope Francis is expected to preside over this