Top Massachusetts House Democrats plan to change an internal rule to grant the State Auditor’s Office the sole authority to select an independent firm to conduct a review of the chamber’s finances, officials said in a statement Thursday.
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Alleged Boston sex buyers lose bid to keep names secret
A group of allegedly powerful men implicated in the Greater Boston and DC suburbs of Virginia sex-trade case lost their appeal to the state’s highest court to keep their names secret.
North Shore teachers strikes continue Thursday, two unions facing $50K fines
Beverly and Gloucester teachers’ unions were ordered to pay $50,000 fine Wednesday as contentious negotiations continue and their strike heads into its fourth school day Thursday.
Three North Shore teacher strikes continue, Marblehead parents sue as contract dispute threatens football playoffs
Marblehead parents filed a lawsuit protesting the suspension of extracurriculars during an ongoing teachers strike, as picket lines set up outside schools in three North Shore towns and tensions escalated Tuesday.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says ‘reform needed at border’ despite deportation opposition
Gov. Maura Healey is doubling down on her stance that she lacks immigration enforcement authority, calling for President-elect Trump to make good on his border-related promises. “We need reform at the border,” she said.
Demolition delay expires on historic Prescott House in Groton
GROTON — A group of residents are speaking out to try to prevent the demolition of a more than 200-year-old house on Old Ayer Road behind the Groton Hill Music Center.
