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Massachusetts Democrats Reject Amendment To Prioritize Veterans Over Migrants In State Shelter System
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Massachusetts State Auditor’s Office Uncovers Millions In Welfare Fraud
Welfare fraud continues to be a problem in Massachusetts. Investigators in state Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office found nearly $2.9 million worth of public benefits fraud from October 2023 through December 2023, according to a press release from her office. Most of that welfare fraud occurred via MassHealth,
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Latest Right-To-Shelter Reform In Massachusetts Legislature Doesn’t Fix The Problem
The Massachusetts legislature and Governor Maura Healey put a new restriction on the state's emergency shelter system, but it won't fix the problem. While pouring another $426 million into the system, on Thursday state legislators and the governor also imposed a nine-month limit on how long
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Massachusetts Legislature Approves Another $426 Million For Migrant Shelters
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 117-36 and the Massachusetts Senate 29-9 to approve a supplemental budget steering $251 million more into the family shelter system and calling for new limits on how long families may stay in shelters. The agreement announced
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Chinese National Student At Berklee College of Music Sentenced For Threatening Person Who Put Up Posters For Democracy
A former Berklee College of Music student from the People's Republic of China was sentenced to nine months in federal prison this week for stalking and threatening a person who posted fliers around campus in support of democracy in China. Xiaolei Wu, 26, was also sentenced by U.
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Bernie Sanders Slams Benjamin Netanyahu
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is not happy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sanders took issue with Netanyahu's position that anti-Semitism is a driving force for opposition to Israel's actions in its war against Gaza, according to The Independent.
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Five Questions For Zack Kelly: Boston Red Sox Pitcher
With injuries behind him, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Zack Kelly looks to pick up where he left off in the big leagues. Kelly, 29, cracked the Red Sox Opening Day roster last year but missed much of the 2023 season due to a right elbow injury. He returned to
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Maura Healey Says She Won’t Fire Transportation Secretary For Comments On Tolls, Excise Taxes, and ‘Basically Going After Everyone Who Has Money’
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said she won't implement new tolls at the state's New Hampshire border, but she also said she won't fire her transportation secretary who called for it. During a radio interview on WBUR on Tuesday, April 23, Healey didn't