Families who claim eligibility for state-run shelter handed month-long benefits worth $15,000
Families seeking access to taxpayer-funded shelters who claim eligibility for benefits receive up to $15,000 in services and ...
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US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands ...
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Lawmakers, advocates push for more protections for immigrants in Mass.
Dozens of people rallied at the State House in support of the Safe Communities Act, which would further limit police ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s 7.4% spending hike in FY26 ‘certainly gives us pause,’ Senate budget chief says
A top Senate Democrat expressed skepticism toward Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to boost state spending by 7.4% in fiscal year ...
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Shelter system almost out of funding. What now?
Last week, the House Ways and Means chair said his branch needs answers on pages of questions before approving the governor’s ...
Peter Durant, a Republican state senator and Healey critic, says he’s weighing gubernatorial run
A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House and later the Senate.
'Fight far from over' on federal funds, state lawmaker Trahan says
Reacting to reports that President Trump rescinded his federal funds freeze order, Congresswoman Lori Trahan warned "the ...
Lawmakers in several states want to roll back same-sex marriage. A Mass. group is helping them.
The Waltham-based group MassResistance says it has drafted text for similar measures to be filed in other state legislatures, ...
Anxiety, fear ramp up among Worcester's immigrants over ICE raids
Worcester's immigrants are anxious amid reports of President Trump’s administration authorizing raids of undocumented immigrants in several cities.