Advocates gather 25,000 signatures, twice the number needed, to advance a ballot question overturning the MCAS graduation requirement closer to the November ballot, the Massachusetts Teachers Association announced Thursday.
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Editorial: In praise of nursing grads embarking on a challenging career
Yes, the path you have chosen is a difficult one. Those words, spoken by Kim Shea, dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, went out to the 94 graduates of Mount Wachusett Community College’s Associate Degree in Nursing program earlier this month. They occurred during the traditional pinning ceremony at the Mount Fitness facility in front […]
Dobbs ‘is not an end point:’ Abortion advocates detail state of reproductive health in Massachusetts, future threats
While Massachusetts is still adapting to the fall of Roe v. Wade, more threats are coming down the pipeline, abortion advocates warned in a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Portrait of late Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants unveiled at courthouse
Members of the Massachusetts legal community gathered at the John Adams Courthouse Wednesday for the unveiling of a portrait of the later SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants.
Acting Massachusetts US Attorney highlights work on human trafficking, opioids and COVID fraud
Joshua Levy was First Assistant USA under Rachael Rollins’ brief tenure at the helm, which ended with her resignation under ethical fire a year ago. Levy assumed the top role and he is now President Biden’s nominee for the permanent position.
Acting US Attorney: Rachael Rollins DOJ reports were ‘a significant blow’
It’s been a year since former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins resigned amid two scathing federal reports on her alleged misconduct in office, which her replacement said was “a significant blow.”
