Harvard has reached settlements in a pair of legal disputes that claimed the university failed to protect Jewish students since Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel, agreeing to a series of reforms to combat antisemitism on campus.
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Massachusetts lawmakers weigh link between federal immigration officers and local authorities
Massachusetts lawmakers are set to duel this legislative session over the relationship between local police officers and federal immigration authorities amid a renewed effort by President Trump to crack down on unlawful immigration.
Josh Kraft plans to run against Michelle Wu for Boston mayor, sources confirm
Josh Kraft, son of the billionaire New England Patriots owner and head of the family’s philanthropic arm, is planning to announce a run for mayor of Boston, according to two sources close to Kraft.
Gov. Healey files $2.5B borrowing bill to improve public higher education infrastructure
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $2.5 billion borrowing bill Tuesday that would dump cash into Massachusetts’ public higher education system to update aging infrastructure that the first-term Democrat argued has suffered from years of neglect.
‘I am unhappy’: Convicted fraudster and ex-Massachusetts state Sen. Dean Tran delays sentencing again
“It’s unfair to me. It’s unfair to the government. It’s unfair to the people who have made time to be here,” Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV said. “It’s unfair, it’s inappropriate and I feel like I have no choice but to continue this hearing.”
Republicans attack Healey’s politics, policies in rebuttal to State of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Republicans painted a dire picture Thursday night of a state crippled by overspending on the state-run shelter system, a lack of transparency on Beacon Hill, and widespread mismanagement of the state finances.
