Both sides of the MCAS debate have made motions in the Supreme Judicial Court to change the language of the proposed ballot question to nix use of the standardized test as a high school graduation requirement.
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MCAS opponents double the number of signatures needed to advance ballot question
Advocates gather 25,000 signatures, twice the number needed, to advance a ballot question overturning the MCAS graduation requirement closer to the November ballot, the Massachusetts Teachers Association announced Thursday.
Dobbs ‘is not an end point:’ Abortion advocates detail state of reproductive health in Massachusetts, future threats
While Massachusetts is still adapting to the fall of Roe v. Wade, more threats are coming down the pipeline, abortion advocates warned in a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Portrait of late Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants unveiled at courthouse
Members of the Massachusetts legal community gathered at the John Adams Courthouse Wednesday for the unveiling of a portrait of the later SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants.
Acting US Attorney: Rachael Rollins DOJ reports were ‘a significant blow’
It’s been a year since former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins resigned amid two scathing federal reports on her alleged misconduct in office, which her replacement said was “a significant blow.”
Mass. economists mindful of signs of softening
The economists at MassBenchmarks are taking a more dim view of the state’s economy almost halfway through 2024 and said Thursday that a recent slowdown in growth revives questions of whether the economy is headed for a recession or a soft landing. “The economy is not as strong as first thought and there is a […]
