Maura Healey
Maura Healey A Hard No On Tipped Worker Ballot Question
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Question 5
South Shore Restaurant Owner Makes A Case Against Tipped Ballot Question
A South Shore restauranteur worries that one Massachusetts ballot question has the potential to kill jobs in his industry. Erik Hynes wants people to vote No on Question 5 this upcoming November and recently laid out his case against it.
Massachusetts ballot questions
Question 5 Adversaries Debate Tipped Worker Wages
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service Scrapping the tipped-wage structure for waiters and bartenders could devastate the restaurant industry in Massachusetts, a ballot question opponent warned Monday, while a supporter outlined the potential financial relief for hospitality workers.
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October Declared Cranberry Month In Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey has declared October as "Massachusetts Cranberry Month" to highlight just how important the crop is to the state. Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, local representatives, and cranberry farmers gathered at the Mayflower Cranberries Bog in Plympton to promote the purchase of locally
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Trump 2024 Logo Projected Onto Water Tower In Hanson
A Hanson, Massachusetts resident has been asked to stop projecting a pro-Trump political message onto the town's municipal water tower or face escalating fines. The incident, which involves a "Trump 2024" campaign logo being projected onto a water tower in town, triggered a fast response from
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Hillary Clinton Endorses Yes On Massachusetts Ballot Question 5
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has thrown her support behind Question 5 in Massachusetts, which would raise the state's tipped minimum wage to match the standard minimum wage by 2029 and eventually allow pooling of tips among restaurant workers. The former secretary of state and first lady
Anthony Ferrante
Massachusetts State Rep Candidate Says He’s Sympathetic To Banning Private Gun Ownership
Ban private gun ownership? One Massachusetts state representative candidate says he sympathizes with that cause.
boys in girls sports
Boy Won Massachusetts Girls’ Gymnastics State Championship This Year
A boy won a girls' gymnastics state championship in Massachusetts this year. Mansfield High School senior Andrew Znoj won the vault event at the Massachusetts High School Gymnastics Coaches State Individuals meet; he was a junior at the time.