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A Berkshire state representative says a Pittsfield armored vehicle company that’s done the most business with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Massachusetts during the second Trump administration should turn down any future work with the agency.
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Organized labor groups representing thousands of educators in Massachusetts say Gov. Maura Healey’s budget proposal doesn’t do enough to confront a fiscal crisis facing commonwealth schools.
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A decade ago, voters in Massachusetts approved the legalization of recreational marijuana sales and cultivation, spurring a $1.65 billion industry. Now, a measure on the ballot this November could repeal that legalization. But, as WAMC reports, the tactics of the group behind the ballot initiative have been called into question.
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As Massachusetts considers new high stakes standardized testing models, educators in Berkshire County are split on the implications.
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The Massachusetts House has passed a new bill bolstering oversight of children in the care of the state, as well as increasing the authority of the Office of the Child Advocate.
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Western Massachusetts legislators say they back Governor Maura Healey’s move to ensure commonwealth residents will have access to vaccines regardless of changing federal policy.
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Western Massachusetts legislators are reacting to Governor Maura Healey’s plan to expedite housing production by cutting environmental regulations.
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Western Massachusetts lawmakers say they expect yet another late budget as questions remain over federal funding cuts.
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In Democrat-dominated Western Massachusetts, elected officials are responding to President Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night.
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Following a vote in the Massachusetts House last week, the State Senate is preparing for a vote on funding the state’s emergency shelter system.