As a new U.S. federal policies shift the U.S.’s foreign relationships, tourism has been hit hard in several Northeastern states, governors stated in a wide-ranging conversation with Canadian premiers at the Massachusetts State House on Monday.
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Trump protestors pack downtown Fitchburg
Protestors lined both sides of the street in the center of downtown Fitchburg on Saturday, June 14 as part of a nationwide No Kings protest to oppose President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington for his birthday, as well as his policies and Big Beautiful Bill.
Massachusetts reacts to attacks on Minnesota lawmakers: ‘This is not normal’
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other elected officials from the Bay State say they are “horrified” by the brazen shootings that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured.
Senate President Karen Spilka wants a school cellphone ban in place before new academic year
Senate President Karen Spilka wants her chamber to approve a statewide ban on cellphones in Massachusetts public schools.
Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson resigns
Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who was convicted last month on federal corruption charges, said she has officially resigned and that her last day will be on Independence Day.
Massachusetts housing agency prepping executive order targeting ‘modular housing’
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is preparing an executive order that targets modular housing, or homes that are designed and constructed in a factory to be quickly assembled at a desired location, according to an ethics disclosure filed by one of the authors of the order.
