By Colin A. Young, Chris Lisinski – State House News Service With a key date Monday being once again postponed, the state’s ongoing attempt to procure more offshore wind power is now running nearly a full year behind schedule. Massachusetts selected 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power spread across three projects in September, …
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By Sam Drysdale, State House News Service The House Democrats redrafting Gov. Maura Healey’s budget won’t adopt her plan to add new taxes on prescription drugs, House Speaker Ron Mariano said Wednesday, appearing to take off the table more than $200 million in proposed levies. Mariano told pharmaceutical leaders at …
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“On Friday, March 21st, Mayor Jon Mitchell visited Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School (GNBVT) to tour several of the school’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and witness firsthand the hands-on learning experiences that prepare students for future careers. Mayor Mitchell met with Superintendent-Director Michael Watson and …
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“Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today hosted a virtual meeting with Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), advocates from Mass Law Reform Institute, Project Bread, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Greater Boston Food Bank, Worcester County Food Bank, Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, and Merrimack Valley Food Bank, and hundreds of constituents on …
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By Alison Kuznitz, State House New Service Attorney General Andrea Campbell accused Auditor Diana DiZoglio over the weekend of delaying a legal showdown in her longstanding quest to probe the Legislature. Campbell warned the pair would currently be “laughed out of court” as uncertainty swirls over DiZoglio’s proposed audit. “There …
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“Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today wrote to President Donald Trump, requesting additional information on any efforts to keep TikTok online in the United States and urging the Administration to work …
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By Erik Andrade (submission) A few days ago, I stood near the birthplace of Harriet Tubman, reflecting on her courage, her unwavering solidarity with the enslaved, and the countless times she risked her life—returning again and again, even with bounty hunters on her heels. Today, I woke up in New …
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“An Act Ensuring Access to Equitable Representation in Immigration Proceedings SD.2057 (Sen. Gomez) and HD.4072 (Reps. Rogers, F. Moran). You can read SD.2057’s text HERE and HD.4072’s text HERE. With a federal administration committed to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants, and anew Congress actively stripping away existing rights …
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By Ella Adams, State House News Service Advocates, health care professionals and lawmakers raised alarm Wednesday at federal rhetoric and actions aimed at the LGBTQ+ community, which they say will increasingly harm LGBTQ+ people and could upend their access to gender-affirming care. “We’re witnessing relentless attacks on trans lives, on …
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