Mass. Democrats beat back Republican-led attempt to reduce state-run shelter funding
Massachusetts House Democrats trampled Republican-driven efforts Thursday to expand the information covered in background checks for state-run shelter applicants and reduce the amount of funding ...
Massachusetts Democrats beat back Republican-led attempt to reduce state-run shelter funding
BOSTON — Massachusetts House Democrats trampled Republican-driven efforts Thursday to expand the information covered in background checks for state-run shelter applicants and reduce the amount of ...
House Democrats want to temporarily block non-Massachusetts residents from taxpayer-funded shelters
Top House budget writers released a $425 million spending bill to fund state-run shelters that seeks to temporarily cap the ...
Massachusetts GOP pushes for girls' sports opt-out law when facing male opponents
Massachusetts Republicans propose a bill allowing girls' teams to opt out of playing against boys, citing safety and fairness, sparking debate over discrimination.
The ‘people will die’ argument is intellectual blackmail
With rare exceptions, anyone who resorts to such language isn’t trying to engage in debate; they are trying to shut off ...
Shrewsbury referendum fails to overturn MBTA Communities zoning
Shrewsbury has upheld its MBTA Communities zoning in a referendum vote Tuesday, remaining safely in compliance with state law ...
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Republican MA State Senator Peter Durant considers run for governor
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is expected to seek a second term next year. In the meantime, some state Republicans are ...
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Mass. Republican chair on President Trump's first day in office
Amy Carnevale, chair of the Massachusetts GOP, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how Trump's immigration policy could affect Massachusetts. Carnevale referred to the rising cost of the ...
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‘Sheriffs are going to be emboldened’: Republican sheriffs are raring to implement Trump’s deportation plans.
“Sheriffs are going to be emboldened,” said Thomas Hodgson, who served as sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts ... of Trump’s inauguration, many Republican sheriffs believe they have ...
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Massachusetts progressives decry Gov. Healey’s proposed emergency shelter changes: ‘Disconnected from reality’
“It should be the complete opposite,” Massachusetts GOP spokesman Logan Trupiano said in a statement Wednesday. “We need to ensure that emergency shelters are reserved for long-term ...
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New Hampshire governor promises in inaugural address to ban ‘sanctuary policies’
Members of the Massachusetts GOP in August accused Healey of going on a secret $1 billion spending spree to house migrants. The state also allegedly allocated nearly $400,000 to “vaccine record ...
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Watch the Republican response to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth address
Massachusetts Republicans think that it's time to prioritize our schools, local services, and the needs of our residents over reckless spending on free migrant housing. *** mass GOP public records ...