House lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that overhauls oversight at the beleaguered Cannabis Control Commission, handing the governor of Massachusetts the power to appoint all commissioners while cutting down the number from five to three.
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State aims to turn its surplus properties into housing
LOWELL — The Healey-Driscoll administration threw open the doors to more housing in the commonwealth during an announcement at an inaugural Developers’ Fair held in Downtown Boston Monday morning.
ICE arrested Milford student while looking for dad; classmates stage walkout
Students at Milford High School walked out of their classrooms on Monday, just days after their classmate was arrested as ICE agents came looking for his father.
ICE arrests nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts: ‘We need to do more’
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said officers from multiple federal agencies arrested 1,461 people in May who are accused of living in the country illegally, including 790 he said were charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States or abroad.
Pennsylvania senators meet in Boston for debate and essentially fail to disagree
While both men at times admitted they had or would again in the future find themselves at odds politically, over the course of the about 30-minute back and forth both found plenty of reasons to agree.
Gov. Healey demands answers after ICE arrests Milford high school student
The governor said in a statement Sunday that she is “disturbed and outraged” by reports that an 18-year-old student was taken by ICE agents after a traffic stop on Saturday and without so much as a warning or subsequent explanation provided to state officials.
