The use of elephants, lions, giraffes and other animals in traveling acts like circuses is now banned in Massachusetts after Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a bill prohibiting the practice.
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New Mass. law bars circuses from using elephants, lions, giraffes and other animals
Harris running mate Tim Walz set for fundraisers in Boston, RI this week
A week after climbing aboard the Harris presidential ticket, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is making a fundraising swing through the Northeast, including a reception in Boston.
It’s “his first fundraising blitz,” the campaign said Monday morning as it announced Walz’ tour, which starts on the West Coast on Tuesday with a Newport Beach event.
Walz plans to attend a fundraiser in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday before heading to New England where he has another campaign reception scheduled in Boston the same day. Further details on the Hub fundraiser were not immediately available.
On Thursday, Walz has campaign events lined up in Newport, R.I. and Southampton, N.Y.
Healey approves of Everett soccer stadium idea, but timeline still unknown
Gov. Maura Healey suggested Friday that Massachusetts lawmakers could return next month to tackle major unfinished business, though a spokesperson walked back that timeline on Monday.
As Healey voiced her support on The Greg Hill Show for the construction of an Everett soccer stadium, a policy addressed by language in the Senate version of the stalled economic development bill, she was pressed to explain why the Legislature won’t let the provision move forward.
“Well, we’ll see what happens. They’ve agreed to come back — I asked them to come back,” Healey said. “We’ll see what happens next month when they come back into session.”
Lawmakers are slated to meet in informal sessions for the rest of the year under their rules.
A Healey spokesperson, asked Monday whether the Legislature has agreed to take up the economic development bill in September, said no date is set yet. The spokesperson added that the governor is working with lawmakers in an effort to have them return as soon as possible.
House and Senate negotiators failed to strike an agreement on Healey’s priority bill, which would have reauthorized the life sciences initiative and made a major investment in the climate tech sector, at the end of formal lawmaking. House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka have said they are willing to bring lawmakers back once a deal is struck, but the conference committee is still hashing out major differences.
A Mariano aide said Monday that no agreement has been reached yet.
More on the Everett soccer stadium proposal
Healey endorsed the Everett soccer stadium idea, eyed by the Kraft Group as the future home for the New England Revolution, when asked about the possibility of the Boston Celtics eventually wanting a new arena under new owners.
“I’m focused on getting an economic development bill through,” Healey said. “That’s really important because we’ve got to do that — we’ve got to make important investments there. In terms of future stadiums, I have no idea about that. I know I like the soccer stadium.”
In a statement, Healey spokesperson Jillian Fennimore said the governor supports an Everett stadium that “would deliver an important economic development opportunity for the region and state.”
“She believes the focus should be on cleaning up the property, advancing environmental justice, and putting the site to the best use for the community,” Fennimore said.
Wind turbine detachment could result in more debris washing up on Nantucket beaches
More debris could wash up on Nantucket, Massachusetts, beaches after parts of the remaining hanging sections of the wind turbine detached from the hub, town officials said Sunday.
“The controlled detachment follows a series of exercises …
Bull on the loose near I-495 in Raynham, police say
A loose bull was snarling traffic near Interstate 495 in Raynham, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, police said.
The bovine was in the area of Elm Street East and the highway, police said Monday morning, urging people to “avoid the area …
