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Our view: Politics aside, Healey is boldly fulfilling her duties
Regardless of whether you agree with her politics, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is to be lauded for her efforts to stand ...
USDA’s Food Program Cut: What It Means for Schools, Food Banks, And Low-Income Families
The Biden administration expanded funding for the USDA programs so schools and facilities didn't have to solely rely on major ...
Mass. budget observers warn against ‘preemptive panic’ amid federal funding threats
Massachusetts budget observers and key lawmakers are cautioning against panic and rash decisions amid threats to federal ...
Gov. Healey: No plans to shift more millionaires' tax revenue from transportation to schools
Money collected under Massachusetts' surtax on income over $1 million can be spent on education and infrastructure.
Healey’s $8B transportation plan relies on potentially unreliable federal funds
The fate of the Bay State’s $8 billion plan to turn the MBTA around and shore up transportation infrastructure depends ...
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DC fears revenue cliff as Congress debates its financial future
Washington, D.C., which has often had a tenuous peace with the federal government when Republicans controlled Congress and ...
Portugal is to hold an early election in May after minority government’s fall
Portugal's president has announced that the country will hold an early general election on May 18. His announcement Thursday ...
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‘Worse than a jail cell’: Police describe living conditions of Connecticut man allegedly held captive
A 32-year-old emaciated man, weighing just 68 pounds at 5-foot-9, was allegedly held captive by his stepmother in a Waterbury residence in conditions described by police as ...