Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says her administration feels “very strongly that we’re on solid legal ground” in being a sanctuary city and is still reviewing a letter it received from Congress on getting called to testify on such policies.
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Earthquake rattles houses in Maine and is felt all over New England
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.
Healey’s inspection of hotels serving as shelters finds no criminal activity, her office says
An inspection of hotels and motels serving as state-run shelters for migrants and locals that Gov. Maura Healey ordered this month did not turn up any major issues or criminal activity, her office said in a statement to the Herald Friday.
‘Medicare for All’ bill refiled in both chambers of state Legislature
State Sen. Jamie Eldridge and state Reps. Margaret Scarsdale and Lindsay Sabadosa refiled a bill this past week to establish a single-payer health care system in Massachusetts.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against State Auditor’s Office from former employee accused of sexual harassment
A Suffolk County judge dismissed a lawsuit from a former state employee who claimed officials at the Massachusetts Auditor’s Office forced him to resign amid threats to his life but a state attorney alleged sexually harassed a colleague in the men’s bathroom.
ICE details Boston arrest of illegal Haitian gang member
The Haitian gang member who has become the face of President Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown continued to commit crimes after a local correctional facility reportedly released him without honoring a federal immigration detainer.
