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Massachusetts food banks worried about cuts to SNAP due to President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"
The president's budget bill is a major legislative win for Republicans but food banks in Massachusetts are worried about its ...
Hundreds of Massachusetts criminal cases could be dropped, indigent defendants released amid defense attorney work stoppage
Bar advocates, who provide representation for most of the state's indigent defendants, stopped work in May to fight for ...
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents without power after thunderstorms
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents are without power after thunderstorms moved through the region on Thursday night ...
Highway rest stop plaza controversy in Massachusetts has local company crying foul
A local company that lost its bid to take over 18 highway service plazas in Massachusetts says the fight is not over.
Cape Cod Fourth of July fireworks explosion: Massachusetts officials emphasize safety
An explosion ahead of a Fourth of July celebration at a Cape Cod country club has prompted officials to issue safety warnings ...
Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees
The proposal represents a deal between House and Senate leaders that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in spending from ...
Communities affected by Massachusetts trash strike complain about lack of updates from company
Several Massachusetts communities impacted by the Republic Services sanitation strike​ wrote to the company urging a quick ...
SJC's decision, fallout from public defender work stoppage could set Massachusetts defendants free
Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free ...
A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts
A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...
Massachusetts public schools guilty of ‘rampant antisemitic abuse,’ according to complaint
The school district “knowingly allowed its schools to become a hostile environment for Jewish students, and it has failed to ...
Fourth of July expected to be sunny, ‘pretty comfortable day’ in Massachusetts
For those looking to get outside and celebrate, Boston should be in for a warm and sunny Fourth of July, according to ...
Massachusetts advocates fear Trump’s bill will unravel health safety net in Obamacare’s model state
In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is ...