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The Massachusetts Governor's Council has unanimously approved a pardon for Kenny Jean, a Haitian immigrant who robbed a bank in Seekonk in 2015. The pardon of Jean's armed robbery felony conviction makes it unlikely that Jean, 28, will be deported. He has lived in the United
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The Massachusetts Governor's Council will likely approve a pardon for a convicted bank robber originally from Haiti, a member of the council said. Marilyn Pettito Devaney, who chaired a public hearing Wednesday for a pardon request for Kenny Jean, said she's hoping for a 7-0 vote
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Each executive department state agency must identify a "Language Access Coordinator" within 30 days and develop a "Language Access Plan" with 120 days to serve people using government services who have "limited English proficiency," according to an executive order issued by Massachusetts Governor Maura
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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The Massachusetts Family Institute has a new president. The organization's board of directors announced this week that Ian Huyett will succeed Andrew Beckwith as the president of the conservative family values organization.
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The Worcester City Council has asked the city manager to try to get the Atlantic Coast Conference to use Polar Park in Worcester for the conference's baseball championship. The city council's order, which was on the agenda for the council meeting Tuesday, September 12, directs the
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When it comes to vaccines, Massachusetts saw more kindergartners' families than ever get a religious exemption last year. During the 2022-2023 school year, 813 of the 66,041 kindergartners in the Bay State had religious exemptions against being vaccinated; the 1.23 percent religious exemption rate was the highest