“I say to you today and to the leadership, we’re going nowhere. Your ridiculous proposal that you put forward yesterday has only strengthened our resolve,” attorney Sean Delaney said at the State House Thursday.
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Pan-Mass Challenge riders at the starting line of 186-mile bike-a-thon to fight cancer
Over the weekend thousands of Pan-Mass Challenge riders will come together for a bike-a-thon across 186-miles of Massachusetts — pedaling towards a record goal of $76 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Boston 1-bedroom rents jump, remain 3rd highest in U.S.
One-bedroom rent costs jumped in Boston in July, as national prices remained mostly steady, according to a new report.
Mass. Democrats argue public school cell phone ban will improve students’ mental health
The highest ranking Democrat in the Mass. Senate said a proposal that would largely ban the use of cell phones in public school classrooms addresses the “greatest distraction device ever created.”
Top Dems propose $20 raise over two years to resolve lawyer work stoppage
Top Democrats announced a deal to increase the wages of private attorneys working the legal cases of people who are unable to afford representation, but the rate is far lower than what some lawyers have been pushing.
Bay State regulators approve draft pot cafe rules
Acting Chair Bruce Stebbins said that he cannot thank the Cannabis Control Commission’s staff and his fellow commissioners enough for getting the state past this “milestone” but reiterated that it’s the “first step in the process.”
