Transit woes mount for Boston's beleaguered subway riders For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022
Cannabis Legalization Bill On Gov. Bakers' Desk Needs Reworking, This MA Official Explains Why On Sunday, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed cannabis compromise legislation poised to create a more equitable environment in the legal marijuana industry. Benzinga · Aug 5, 2022
Joe Battenfeld: Massachusetts lawmakers put the ‘high’ in high school The Massachusetts Legislature wants to keep the “high” in high school. Boston Herald · Aug 3, 2022
Massachusetts in line to legalize sports betting after bill passes through state legislature Betting may be legal in Massachusetts real soon. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 1, 2022
More states back offshore wind, citing economic potential Many states are looking to offshore wind as a key source of clean energy that’s essential in their fight against climate change. Other states are just looking to cash in. Tribune News Service · Jul 31, 2022
Boston’s new hero: woman who jumped from burning subway car into river The anonymous woman jumped into the water, swam to shore, and carried on with her day. How Bostonian! The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2022
What abortion access looks like in every state after the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v Wade How ‘trigger’ laws and restrictions create a patchwork of reproductive health rights across the US The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
Mass. governor's administration approves COVID vaccines for young kids after CDC OK BOSTON — Parent’s of very young children received some good news from the Baker administration Sunday, when the state announced COVID-19 vaccines would become available Tuesday. Boston Herald · Jun 19, 2022
The week in theatre: Britannicus; Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera); The Haunting of Susan A Even Timberlake Wertenbaker can’t quite ignite Racine’s tyrannical hero; Harry Hill’s New Labour musical is a gag-filled joy; and the spirits move for Mark Ravenhill The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022
Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) review – Harry Hill puts the party into politics Co-written by Hill and Steve Brown, this is a messy jamboree-bag of songs and silliness that pokes enjoyable fun at the messianic ex-PM The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022
‘Our ears were bleeding!’ – Harry Hill on making his Tony Blair rock opera Saddam gets a Groucho Marx makeover, Gordon Brown sings about macroeconomics – and Cherie is part Lily Savage, part Lili Marleen. The big-collared comic reveals all about Tony! The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022
$56M settlement proposed in suit over deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Mass. soldiers’ home The state of Massachusetts is settling with plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit related to the devastating and deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home for a proposed $56M. Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022
Immigrants without legal status will get licenses after veto proof Senate vote BOSTON — Immigrants in Massachusetts without legal status had reason to celebrate Thursday, when the state’s Senate passed a driver’s license bill advocates say will allow them to drive safely and without fear of doing so illegally. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022 Report critical of ex-leader at veterans home torn by COVID A new report says the leader of a veterans’ care center in Massachusetts where 76 veterans died after testing positive for the coronavirus in the spring of 2020 lacked both the leadership skills and the temperament to run such a facility
Ballotpedia · Apr 21, 2022 Massachusetts officials announce $2.6 billion bond sale to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 15 that the state intends to issue $2.6 billion of bonds to help replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund and pay back $1.77 billion of federal loans to the fund. The state legislature in 2021 approved bond sales to help fund…
Ballotpedia · Apr 21, 2022 Massachusetts announces plan to waive up to $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayments Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 14 a plan to waive $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayment collections. The plan would offer waivers for some workers who claimed benefits during the pandemic but were asked to repay them because the state deemed them ineligible after the…
Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022 Gov. Baker, Mayor Wu mark 9th anniversary of marathon bombing with ‘One Boston’ BOSTON — The city paused for a somber moment out of an otherwise joyous day to honor the victims and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing nine years ago.
Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022 12 unvaccinated Massachusetts troopers fired BOSTON — Massachusetts has terminated 12 members of the State Police — 11 troopers and one sergeant — for failing to comply with Gov. Charlie Baker’s vaccine mandate.
Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022 Charlie Baker signs a law that allows older relatives to adopt younger relatives BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the bill closing a longstanding legal loophole in Massachusetts by signing a law that will allow older siblings and other relatives to adopt their younger relatives.
The Hindu · Mar 26, 2022 Boston, Hyderabad pact mooted for joint work in pharma, IT KTR participates in a host of events in Boston
France 24 · Feb 9, 2022 New York, Massachusetts ease mask mandates as leaders seek ‘normalcy’ The governors of New York and Massachusetts announced on Wednesday that they would end certain mask mandates in their states, joining a growing list of US state leaders planning to lift face-covering rules as the latest Covid-19 surge eases.
Ballotpedia · Feb 3, 2022 Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 8 On Jan. 24, three Republican state Senate candidates in Texas rejected a joint endorsement from LIBRE Action—the political action committee affiliated with the LIBRE Initiative—and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Action. Pete Flores (SD-24), Mayes Middleton (SD-11), and state Rep. Tan Parker (SD-12) cited disagreement with the LIBRE Initiative’s positions on…