House Democrats resoundingly rejected a Republican-led effort to reform a court ruling that bars law enforcement in Massachusetts from detaining people based solely on suspected civil immigration violations.
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‘Stand up against hatred and division’
FITCHBURG — Mayor Sam Squailia declared May 2025 Jewish Heritage Month in the city after attending the 38th annual Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Program on April 27. “As mayor of our diverse heritage city, I believe it’s essential that we continue to recognize and celebrate the diverse contributions of all who shape our community” she […]
Trump Admin to name and shame ‘sanctuary cities’ after new executive order
Sanctuary policies, according to the president’s order, are “a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law and the Federal Government’s obligation to defend the territorial sovereignty of the United States.”
How many millionaires live in Massachusetts? Number grows after higher income tax goes into effect
A new report shows that the count of millionaires and ultra-wealthy individuals in Massachusetts jumped in recent years after the millionaire’s tax went into effect.
Massachusetts House Republican feud bursts to surface during state budget debate
A push from a right-wing Billerica lawmaker to lower a series of taxes in Massachusetts spotlighted a contentious feud between a contingent of rank-and-file members of the House Republican caucus and conservative leadership in the chamber.
‘Never again:’ Families of Holocaust survivors commemorate 6 million lives lost
Families of survivors and Jewish community members walked together and placed stones and flowers in an annual ceremony at the Holocaust memorial in Boston on Sunday.