On Friday, October 27th, the members of the New Bedford Police Union brought forth a vote of no confidence in Chief Paul Oliveira. A “vote of no confidence” is a vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or management is still deemed fit to …
Read More »Pilot Eyed To Introduce Massachusetts Traffic Enforcement By Camera
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Lawmakers were cool last session to Gov. Charlie Baker’s idea to allow red-light cameras in any interested city or town, but supporters are hopeful that a more narrow version that would limit the idea to a handful of communities will get a more favorable …
Read More »Lawsuit Lodged To Stop Healey’s Shelter ‘Cap’ in Massachusetts
Sam Drysdale State House News Service Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is facing a lawsuit after the governor announced last week that the state would no longer guarantee housing for those protected under the state’s right-to-shelter law. Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed the class action lawsuit Friday on behalf of …
Read More »Boston’s “Faneuil Hall” may soon be “Frederick Douglass Hall” due to “racist history”
It looks like the iconic Faneuil Hall may be getting a new name after Boston City Council voted in favor of a change. They passed a resolution on October 25th to change the name of Faneuil Hall, in a 10-3 vote. The city council does not possess the power itself …
Read More »Massachusetts Governor Healey Sees Merit In Possible Mass Save Overhaul
Gov. Maura Healey thinks changes need to be made to the Mass Save program that conducts home energy assessments and offers rebates to help Bay State residents save money on energy bills. Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer wrote in a report released Tuesday that the program “continues to support fossil-fuel heating …
Read More »Controversial “Nip Ban” halted in New Bedford after last minute meeting on Wednesday night
A last minute meeting from the New Bedford licensing board resulted in a change of mind in ruling on the nip ban in New Bedford. Prior to the Tuesday night meeting, the nip ban was planned to be in effect on November 1st. The November 1st date would have been …
Read More »New UMass poll shows Donald Trump with significant lead in GOP presidential race
A recent poll published by the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows Donald Trump with a significant lead over his competition in the GOP presidential race in Massachusetts. They interviewed 788 respondents from Massachusetts who were then matched down to a sample of 700 to produce the final dataset. The respondents …
Read More »Legislators sponsor bill to put an end to “Daylight Savings” in Massachusetts
Winter is approaching and soon the clocks will be “falling back” as the weather progressively gets colder. In Massachusetts we can adjust to the cold air while still ordering our Dunkin iced coffee, but 4:30pm sunsets? Those are rough. While we can’t control the weather, some Massachusetts officials are making …
Read More »Ron DeSantis visits Boston and receives $500,000 in presidential campaign donations
Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis was in Boston on Monday to file for the Massachusetts GOP primary. During his visit he attended multiple fundraisers where he received over $500,000 in donations for his 2024 Republican presidential campaign. There was an afternoon fundraiser hosted by Brian Shortsleeve, who managed the MBTA under …
Read More »Legacy of former New Bedford Mayor Kalisz taught to youth regarding importance of local government
The “New Bedford Votes Youth Empowerment Program” is not only getting the youth interested in local politics, but it is giving them paid jobs to work as poll workers during elections. New Bedford election commissioner, Manny DeBrito and Ward 4 City Councilor Derek Baptiste took a different approach to spark …
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