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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed the state legislature’s $63.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 into law. WAMC spoke with lawmakers about what the spending means for Western Massachusetts.
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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.As prospective students weigh the cost and demands of achieving a college degree, the first three-year bachelor’s degree programs in Massachusetts are preparing for launch. We’ll speak with the state’s Commissioner of Higher Education about the effort to reimagine the college experience.
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The governor sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin after reports of immigration detention facility expansions upstate.
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Newly obtained documents show how a U.S. Supreme Court decision led prosecutors to not charge former Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown with wire fraud. -
Once selected, a consulting firm will spend up to six months studying and preparing recommendations for future needs. -
Residents and businesses near the state’s largest landfill contemplate moving as the landfill continues to operate more than five years past its closing date.
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More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
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Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the world as one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. military might.
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Rashida Jones and Will McCormack met decades ago, when McCormack's sister set them up on a date. It didn't work out as a romantic pairing, but it was the start of a long-running creative partnership. -
The U.S. and Iran are fighting for control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a return to all-out war after agreeing to a ceasefire last month.
