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Migrant Crisis Factors Into Maura Healey’s Proposed Tax Increases, MassGOP Chairman Says

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's proposal to give municipalities the opportunity to raise certain taxes is driven at least in part by the current migrant crisis, the leader of the Massachusetts Republican Party said. A NewBostonPost reporter asked MassGOP chairman Amy Carnevale if she thinks the fiscal impact migrants

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MassHealth Disenrollments For State Health Insurance For Poor People Slow As End of Redetermination Nears

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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KIPP Academy Girls’ Basketball Team Won’t Compete In Playoffs This Season Despite Qualifying 

The opportunity was there if the KIPP Academy girls' basketball team wanted it, but the team did not take it. School officials haven't publicly said why.

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Power Now Coming From Five Vineyard Wind Turbines

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Transgender KIPP Academy Lynn Basketball Player Is A Three-Sport Star On Girls’ Teams

A playoff-bound high school girls' basketball team in Massachusetts this season has received strong contributions from a male player who excels in three different sports. Lazuli Clark, a male, is a senior at KIPP Academy Lynn. Clark is not only a key contributor to the girls' basketball team

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‘Optics’ of Massachusetts Governor’s Nomination of Former Romantic Partner To State’s Highest Court Surfaces At Confirmation Hearing, But No Hard Questions

A nominee for the state's highest court got only one question about being the former romantic partner of Governor Maura Healey during a hearing before the Massachusetts Governor's Council on Wednesday. No one directly asked Gabrielle Wolohojian, 63, who has been a member of the Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Revokes Milton Grant $$$ Following Zoning Rejection

By Ella Adams and Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Transgender Maine High School Skier Had Three Third-Place Finishes At State Championship Meet This Week

A male transgender skier got three third-place finishes at a state championship meet in Maine this week.  Maine Coast Waldorf School sophomore Soren Stark-Chessa had those three third-place finishes in the Maine Principals Association Class C girls' Nordic skiing state championship meet on Monday, February 19, and Tuesday, February