Massachusetts high court provides cover for those who want to stop you from voting

By Dave Eisenstadter - Jul 17, 2018 Sometimes living in deep blue Massachusetts can feel comforting when observing the daily horror show that now passes for our federal government. A case in point: as the U.S. Senate edges toward nominating President …

Massachusetts Nurses Association Members Ratify New Contracts at Four Steward Health Care Hospitals

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Massachusetts high court decides to leaf tree law alone

A dispute over trimming a 100-foot-tall oak tree was put to bed by the Supreme Judicial Court in a pun-laden decision that upheld the legal precedent that keeps such thorny disputes from tangling up the courts. The tree on Keli-Jo and John Rowell’s …

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Growing hotel room demand spurs development across Massachusetts

Growing demand for hotel rooms in Massachusetts is fattening public coffers and spurring new developments across the state. The growth of demand, meanwhile, is outpacing the growth of new hotel rooms, meaning the trend is likely to continue. “The demand …

MBTA picks Levy to improve rider experience

A former Massachusetts Port Authority employee has been named chief customer officer for the MBTA, General Manager Luis Manuel Ramirez announced yesterday. Danny Levy will report directly to Ramirez and will be responsible for “improving the daily …

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 4:33AM EDT by NWS

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A cold front moving into the very warm and moist air over southern New England is expected to trigger a line of strong and potentially severe …

Legislators push repeal of state's outdated abortion laws

BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers appear to be moving closer to repealing some antiquated abortion laws as a hedge against possible future rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday is expected to send the repeal …

Suspect in Massachusetts officer death held without bail

By Associated Press Published: 09:38 EDT, 17 July 2018 | Updated: 14:54 EDT, 17 July 2018 QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - The man suspected of killing a Massachusetts police officer, as well as an innocent bystander, is being held without bail. Twenty-year-old …

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