Politics

By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service Nearly 130 years after abolitionist, orator and newspaper publisher Frederick Douglass addressed state lawmakers, the Senate plans to unveil a bust in the branch’s chamber honoring his legacy during a ceremony next week. An empty pedestal meant for the Douglass bust is currently …

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According to a new report produced by the Regeneration Project Committee of the New Bedford Economic Development Council (NBEDC), New Bedford’s population has been steadily growing twice as fast as new housing units. Per the NBEDC: “Between 2010 and 2020, the number of households in New Bedford grew by 7.8% …

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently filed a bill that would allow municipalities the option to increase certain taxes on its residents. The “Municipal Empowerment Act” would allow cities and towns in Massachusetts to increase their hotel, motel, and other rental tax from 6% to 7%, and their meal tax from …

“NEW BEDFORD – The New Bedford Election Commission has announced the early voting schedule for the 2024 Presidential Primary election. The early voting schedule is: • Downtown Library (613 Pleasant St.): 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Feb. 24 to March 1. • Taber Mill (217 Deane St.): Feb. …

In an alarming interview on WCVB-TV, it appears Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey begins crying while stating “I don’t know what we are going to do for a couple or 3 months” referring to the migrant crisis we are facing in Massachusetts. Protests started outside of the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service A judge on the state’s highest court denied a bid to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the Republican presidential primary ballot, writing Monday that the complaint essentially “come[s] too soon” in the election cycle. Supreme Judicial Court Justice Frank Gaziano upheld the decision …

“(T)he DEA should deschedule marijuana altogether. Marijuana’s placement in the Controlled Substances Act has had a devastating impact on our communities and is increasingly out of step with state law and public opinion.” U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), led nine of their Democratic colleagues, including U.S. …

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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service Months after a coalition of regional business chambers warned Beacon Hill politicians to rein in spending, Gov. Maura Healey pitched her new state budget recommendation to members of the state’s business community on Thursday as “balanced” and “responsible.” The governor’s budget, unveiled on …