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Maura Healey Wants More Discussion On Shelter Stay Limits For Migrants In Massachusetts
By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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Here’s What Happens When You Try To Book A Stay At A Migrant Hotel In Massachusetts
It's becoming a little bit more difficult to book a hotel in Massachusetts. That's because hotels across the state are not only being used to house migrants, including illegal immigrants, on the taxpayers' dime due to the state's right-to-shelter law, which lacks a
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Some Climate-Change-Minded People In Somerville Pushing For Repairing — Not Replacing — Natural Gas Pipes
Some Somerville residents and city officials want utility companies to stop replacing natural gas pipes and repair them instead, in hopes of eventually getting rid of them altogether. The Somerville Public Utilities and Public Works Committee, a subcommittee of the Somerville City Council, heard a presentation this week from an
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Maura Healey Defends Not Disclosing When She Leaves Massachusetts
By Sam Drysdale State House News Service Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey doubled down Monday on maintaining privacy for her and her family, after her administration reportedly refused to disclose where she went when she left the state for four days last month.
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Sharon Using Genderbread Person To Teach 11-Year-Olds That There Are Infinite Genders
Gender exists on a spectrum, and more than two genders exist, a curriculum at Sharon Middle School School says. The sixth-grade health curriculum at Sharon Middle School uses the genderbread person to teach this claim as fact, rather than the common understanding that there are two sexes, male and female,
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Can File Returns Directly With IRS
By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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Illegal Immigrants Should Get Tax Credits For Poor People, Advocates Say
Immigrant advocates on Thursday lobbied for expanded eligibility of a tax credit that's seen as a key tool to prevent poverty and improve education outcomes among low-income households. About 21,000 to 26,000 households that are not currently eligible for the state Earned Income Tax Credit due
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Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Engaging In Cash Discrimination Against Fans
Thanks to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, you can no longer pay cash for a ticket to many Massachusetts high school sports playoff games. That's because the MIAA handles ticketing for its postseason tournament games, and the state's high school athletic governing body requires people to
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