In a landmark development for reproductive healthcare access in Massachusetts, leading pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens have announced plans to begin dispensing the abortion pill, mifepristone, this March. This decision comes amidst ongoing legal debates and reflects a significant step in ensuring accessibility to abortion services following the overturning of …
Read More »Milton facing lawsuit by Massachusetts for refusing to add multi-family homes amid migrant crisis
Massachusetts Attorney General Joy Campbell has filed a lawsuit against the town of Milton, alleging non-compliance with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Communities Law. The lawsuit, announced on Tuesday, February 27th, has sparked controversy and highlighted the ongoing debate over housing regulations and enforcement in the state, against the …
Read More »Massachusetts Ratepayers Fed Up With High Energy Costs
By Colin A. Young State House News Service From the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Lynn to the state’s western border in Richmond, people in Massachusetts are letting the state know how they feel about wallet-busting energy bills. “I struggle to pay my bills, my electric runs $250 a …
Read More »Massachusetts Air Force Member dies after setting himself on fire in protest to war in Gaza
Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old Massachusetts native, tragically died in the hospital after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. Bushnell, who grew up and went to school in Massachusetts, was an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force …
Read More »OPINION: “Sheriff Heroux has changed the tenor, atmosphere at the Bristol County House of Correction”
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Read More »OPINION: “Putin and other autocratic leaders can count on Trump to compliment them!”
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Read More »Massachusetts taxpayers foot cost of $64/day per migrant, crisis to cost $1 billion in 2024
Recent revelations about the cost of housing migrants in Massachusetts have sparked controversy and become a focal point in the state’s political landscape, with implications for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. A recent investigation by CBS News has uncovered that Massachusetts is spending an average of $64 a day to …
Read More »City of New Bedford’ Mayor Mitchell proposes recall process for elected officers
“NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell is submitting a proposal to the City Council which would establish a mechanism to recall City elected officers, fulfilling a promise he made last year. In the Friday, Feb. 23, filing to the City Council, Mayor Mitchell writes “While I believe that the recall …
Read More »Day shelter for migrants and homeless families opens in Chelsea
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service A day shelter for migrants and homeless families is slated to open Tuesday at La Colaborativa, a Latina-led organization in Chelsea, to help accommodate people who are staying at the state’s overnight overflow shelter in Cambridge. The new walk-in shelter, which will offer …
Read More »OPINION: “Could this be the beginning of the end for Trump?”
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