Gov. Maura Healey pledged Thursday to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up a group of stakeholders to develop recommendations for a permanent high school graduation standard after voters nixed the MCAS in November.
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Massachusetts firefighter safety grants contingent on compliance with transit housing law
Municipalities in Massachusetts must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs said they found out about late Wednesday afternoon.
Massachusetts, get ready for ‘plowable snowfall’ as nor’easter could dump 3-6 inches across the region
Meteorologists are predicting “plowable snowfall” across Massachusetts from Sunday night into Monday morning, as a nor’easter is expected to dump 3 to 6 inches of snow.
L.A. to Logan tales: ‘The world caught on fire’
As their city burns, Los Angeles residents leaving the inferno grabbed their bags at Logan Airport saying they were “one bad gust away” from catastrophe.
Gov. Healey proposes state-run shelter changes that could block out arriving migrants
Gov. Maura Healey proposed a series of major changes to state-run emergency shelters Wednesday that attempt to cordon off the maxed-out system from individuals who are not Massachusetts residents, including by implementing a three-month residency requirement.
Black man assaulted by white nationalist group Patriot Front wins nearly $2.8M in court
The Black man who was shoved and assaulted by a white nationalist group in downtown Boston on Fourth of July weekend won nearly $2.8 million in damages against the group, Patriot Front.
