The Bay State has joined a coalition of 23 states and D.C. in suing the Trump Administration — again — with the latest court action aimed toward blocking the sudden termination of $11 billion in Department of Health and Human Services grants.
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Social consumption rules will take time, CCC wants to ‘do it right’
The Cannabis Control Commission has spent a second full day discussing the draft rules for social consumption of marijuana, with more word wrangling apparently yet to come.
Harvard University faces Trump administration review of $8.7 billion in grants amid antisemitism investigation
Harvard University faces Trump administration review of $8.7 billion in grants amid antisemitism investigation
Top Massachusetts Democrat says Beacon Hill pols will reject ‘anti-LGBTQ’ policies
Senate President Karen Spilka pledged that the Senate would reject any piece of “anti-LGBTQ” legislation that is filed in the Massachusetts Legislature in the face of what she described as attacks on the transgender community by the Trump administration.
Senate President Karen Spilka says she does not support Healey’s prescription drug tax
Senate President Karen Spilka said she does not support Gov. Maura Healey’s attempt to resurrect a tax on prescription drugs in the fiscal year 2026 budget, a stance that marks another setback for a measure the governor said could raise more than $100 million for state coffers.
Number of families, migrants in Massachusetts shelters down 30%, data shows
The number of families in taxpayer-funded emergency shelters has started to decline after hitting a peak of more than 7,600 households in July 2024, which providers who serve the system say is because of restrictive policies that have been put in place over the past year.
