Gov. Maura Healey plans to sign legislation Thursday that outlaws the circulation of explicit photos of someone without their permission, a move that will make Massachusetts the 49th state to do so in the country, according to an advisory released Wednesday.
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Massachusetts mifepristone stockpile to remain in the hands of Healey administration
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration plans to hang onto a nearly $700,000 stockpile worth of medication abortion pills after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month to preserve access to the drug.
MBTA directors approve $3 billion budget, ponder projected $700 million shortfall
The T’s Board of Directors, on Tuesday, gave their grudging approval to a fiscal 2025 spending plan that ballooned by 11% — nearly $300 million — over the previous year. The budget, according to its authors, will allow the beleaguered transportation system to spend another year focused on hiring and fixing the many problems it’s finding along the tracks and at stations.
FEMA hands out $3.5M in disaster aid to residents
Federal emergency response coordinators said they handed out more than $3.5 million in disaster aid to residents after storms left roads and homes damaged last fall in Bristol and Worcester counties, according to newly released data.
Massachusetts shelter spending climbs to $655 million as costs continue to mount
Spending on Massachusetts shelters housing migrants and local residents climbed to $655 million as of the end of May as costs continued to mount.
Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu spent more than $50K in public dollars traveling to Italy
Gov. Maura Healey spent just over $30,000 on flights, hotels, and ground transportation during a trip to Italy earlier this month where she attended a climate summit at the invitation of Pope Francis, her office said in a statement Friday afternoon.
