A special commission tasked with making recommendations on how best to address antisemitism in the Bay State’s schools has approved a set of draft recommendations for the Department of Elementary and Secondary despite the objections of Jewish educators and advocates.
Politics
Gov. Maura Healey signs law that strengthens transgender, reproductive health care protections
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Thursday that tightens rules governing what patient information technology service providers and state regulators can share with out-of-state entities and requires hospitals in the state to treat patients dealing with abortion-related emergencies.
Healey says Texas redistricting is ‘craven political power grab’ that affects Mass. residents
Gov. Maura Healey said an attempt by Texas Republicans to redraw local U.S. House maps to increase the number of Republicans in Congress is a “partisan, craven political power grab” that affects people in Massachusetts because of the impact it could have on federal legislation.
Devenscrest Village gets state support in housing battle
In a win for affordable housing advocates and tenants of Devenscrest Village in Ayer, the Devenscrest Tenants Association, housing advocate Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and state housing officials announced that a new buyer will keep families in their homes with rents they can afford.
Gov. Healey offers plan to offset federal research grant cuts
The Bay State will attempt to bridge the economic divide caused by the federal government’s sudden seeming aversion to paying for scientific research with research funding of its own.
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.”
