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Massachusetts

Bay State lawmakers divide over ‘sanctuary’ issue

WASHINGTON – The Democrats who make up the Massachusetts delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives walk in lockstep on many issues, but when it comes to immigration, one toes a different line. Rep. Bill Keating, a former Norfolk County prosecutor whose ninth district encompasses much of the South Shore

Massachusetts

Airbnb may model Bay State strategy on winning San Francisco campaign

San Francisco voters rejected a proposal to rein in Airbnb and other online rental services that have siphoned business from hotels in major cities around the nation, and the company may use its campaign there to model strategies for other markets where restrictions have been proposed, including Boston. In part,

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Airbnb debate on Beacon Hill may be swayed by San Francisco vote

San Francisco voters got the chance Tuesday to rein in Airbnb and similar online services that have pressured housing costs and siphoned business from hotels around the nation, as a ballot measure in the city by the bay sought to limit short-term residential rentals. The outcome could influence debate in

sanctuary city

On ‘sanctuary cities,’ local governments should not flout federal law

The shooting last month by an illegal immigrant of 32-year-old Kate Steinle, who died in her father's arms on a San Francisco pier, has focused the nation's attention on so-called "sanctuary cities" — local jurisdictions that, as a matter of policy, refuse to comply with

washington

USOC contacts three cities re potential host bid

Written by Stephen Wilson KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Olympic leaders have started contacting Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington about the possibility of bidding for the 2024 Games and believe the demise of Boston's candidacy will be "ancient history" by the time the host

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House to take up “sanctuary cities” loophole

Written by Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will take up a bill this week blocking funding for so-called "sanctuary cities" that resist turning over immigrants to federal authorities.

Immigration

Steinle’s father urges immigration changes

Written by Erica Werner and Alicia A. Caldwell WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by anguished testimony from the father of a murder victim, Congress plunged into a heated debate over immigration on Tuesday as GOP lawmakers vowed to shut down funding for so-called sanctuary cities like San Francisco that shield immigrants