Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who are pushing lawmakers to raise the hourly rate they are paid to take on the criminal cases of people who are unable to afford representation.
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Fenway concession workers wrap strike – for now – as negotiations continue
The strike at Fenway Park has ended, for now, as workers wait to see if their employer noticed the effects of the absence following a weekend work stoppage.
Healey elected to National Governors Association executive committee
Gov. Maura Healey has been elected by her fellow governors to help steer the National Governors Association for the next year as the group works on “reigniting the American Dream.”
Squatter treats South End family’s empty home as hotel as Boston’s Mass and Cass spillover escalates
A South End family already grappling with Mass and Cass spillover was horrified to learn that a homeless intruder squatted in their home while they were away last weekend — bathing, eating their food, and sleeping in the main bedroom.
Over 3,000 pages detailing the ouster of former CCC Chair O’Brien released
More than 3,000 pages of records detailing the process which led up to the sudden ouster of former Cannabis Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien have been released by the courts and shared with the Herald, and her attorneys seem to think the evidence to clear her name is found therein.
100+ retired Massachusetts judges call for higher pay for striking bar advocates
More than 100 retired Massachusetts judges have signed a letter calling for “fair pay” for attorneys who take on indigent criminal defendants as those lawyers continue to not work in an appeal for higher pay.
