Meetings to decide the fate of suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien are scheduled to stretch into June after an hours-long closed-door session Friday concluded with no apparent resolution and both sides declining to comment publicly.
Politics
Gov. Healey, Mayor Wu spent more than $50K in public dollars traveling to Italy
Gov. Maura Healey spent just over $30,000 on flights, hotels, and ground transportation during a trip to Italy earlier this month where she attended a climate summit at the invitation of Pope Francis, her office said in a statement Friday afternoon.
FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens in Leominster
LEOMINSTER — Specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) have been helping residents affected by the September floods since Tuesday, when FEMA officially opened the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at City Hall. On Friday, May 31, FEMA expects more specialists and resources will be available – with a larger footprint at the […]
Opponents, advocates each file to change language of ballot question nixing MCAS graduation requirement
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.
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.
