pressures state lawmakers to pass bill allowing Michael Norton State House News Service Newly framing the measure as a public health priority, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan are teaming with union officials to pressure state lawmakers to pass a bill making up to 78,000 undocumented immigrants …
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The Baker-Polito Administration announced today that Massachusetts received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to move forward on participation in a pilot program that, once established, will allow households who receive food assistance benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to purchase groceries online with electronic …
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the award of four contracts to provide Mobile Addiction Services Vans in Boston, Springfield, Worcester, Fall River, and New Bedford, that will serve individuals at high risk for overdose and other medical complications associated with substance use. The mobile vans will …
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Michael P. Norton State House News Service Democrats claimed victory in two special elections Tuesday, seizing Senate seats that had long been held by Republicans in races that party chair Gus Bickford said reflected a rejection of President Donald Trump’s politics. John Velis of Westfield prevailed to take the seat …
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Chris Lisinski State House News Service More than two-thirds of lawmakers on a legislative committee endorsed a bill that would launch medically supervised drug-use facilities in Massachusetts, underlining what one sponsor described as a long-running effort to overcome discomfort with the controversial but life-saving proposal. Thirteen of the Joint Committee …
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Katie Lannan State House News Service The Housing Committee on Thursday plans to accept written testimony on a Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa bill that would authorize state- and city- level freezes on rent increases during the COVID-19 state of emergency and for 30 days after state and federal emergency declarations are …
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By Katie Lannan State House News Service Massachusetts stands to receive $12 billion in aid, plus another $1.5 billion for its school districts and higher education campuses, in a massive $3 trillion relief package that passed the U.S. House Friday, according to Congresswoman Lori Trahan. But the bill, House Democrats’ …
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Chris Lisinski State House News Service Congressional Democrats unveiled the most expansive COVID-19 bill to date Tuesday, calling for nearly $3 trillion in spending to support Americans in dire financial straits and assist state and local governments facing extreme budget pressures. Stretching across more than 1,800 pages, the legislation that …
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One of the area’s most notorious breakers has been repeatedly picked up for targeting local vehicles for criminal activity since late April. Michael Carreiro, 38, 33 S. Sixth St. was arrested four times since April 24 – two of those incidents occurring within 24 hours – and charged with multiple …
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Matt Murphy State House News Service U.S. Sen. Edward Markey was one of a trio of senators to propose an expansive new round of stimulus checks for Americans that would send as much as $10,000 a month to a qualifying family of five. Markey joined with California Sen. Kamala Harris …
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