U.S. Representative Katherine Clark bashed Republicans in Congress earlier this week for refusing to bend on adding spending appropriations for abortion and transgender surgeries in a national defense bill.
"The extremists are holding the American people hostage," Clark said Friday, July 27. "We will have twelve days – twelve days – when we return to fund the government – to live up to the job the American people sent us here to do. This is a reckless march to a MAGA shutdown. And for what? In pursuit of a national abortion ban? Is that what we are doing here?"
Massachusetts state officials promoting the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2025 are looking to highlight the experiences of particular groups.
"We are currently seeking events and programs across the state that are related to the Revolutionary War history, especially stories and locations that share a lesser-known narrative, including the impact of the Revolution on indigenous communities, women, the enslaved, and youth," said Kate Fox, executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, whose appointment to lead the state agency was announced June 13.
