United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-04), announced that the …
Read More »Kennedy and Markey Take #NoCopMoney Pledge
Matt Murphy State House News Service U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy have been unable to come to terms on a pledge to keep outside money from being spent in their primary race for U.S. Senate, but both Democrats agreed on Wednesday not to accept contributions from …
Read More »Pressley: Equity agenda should extend beyond police reform
Chris Lisinski State House News Service American leaders must address not only police violence but also a slew of other social and political issues that stem from centuries of structural racism, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley told business leaders on Friday. During a virtual appearance before the New England Council, Pressley described …
Read More »Speaker DeLeo, Black and Latino Caucus agree on chokehold ban, intervention obligation
Matt Murphy State House News Service House Speaker Robert DeLeo and the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus agreed to the parameters of a policing reform bill Wednesday that would ban law enforcement’s use of chokeholds and create an independent office to enforce policing standards and certification. The broad outline of …
Read More »Massachusetts opioid-related overdose deaths continue to fall
Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts continued a steady decline in the first three months of the year, according to the latest opioid-related overdose deaths report released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). In the first three months of 2020, preliminary data show there were 467 confirmed and …
Read More »New Bedford grassoots movement calls upon elected officials to address Malcolm Gracia case
By Davell Thomas A community forum on the need for New Bedford to launch an independent investigation into the police killing of Malcolm Gracia will be held via Zoom on Wednesday evening. Community members who organized the June 7 Justice for Malcolm Gracia Car Caravan, which involved more than 75 …
Read More »New Bedford Mayor Mitchell signs on to Obama Foundation’s Mayor’s Pledge
Mayor Jon Mitchell has signed on to the “Mayor’s Pledge,” established by the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and announced the formation of a Commission on Police Use of Force Policies to carry out the actions outlined in the pledge. The Mayor’s Pledge is aimed at addressing use of …
Read More »Six New Bedford politicians endorse Kennedy over Markey for U.S Senate
EDIT: New Bedford City Councilor Hugh Dunn has stated that he has not endorsed anyone publicly. According to Congressman Joe Kennedy III’s campaign, the following six current and past New Bedford politicians have endorsed Joe Kennedy over Ed Markey in the September Democrat primary race for U.S. Senate: – New …
Read More »Markey slaps “PINO” label on Kennedy during debate
Matt Murphy State House News Service U.S. Sen. Edward Markey went directly after the record of his Democratic primary opponent U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III in a Monday night debate, attacking Kennedy’s decision to work as a prosecutor on Cape Cod and the islands after law school and challenging his …
Read More »Two landlords ask Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to invalidate anti-eviction law
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Two landlords have asked the state’s highest court to invalidate a law Governor Charlie Baker signed in April halting evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that the mandatory pause violates their constitutional rights. In a lawsuit filed with the Supreme Judicial Court …
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