Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have routinely signed off on amid calls to make the options permanent.
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Tufts grad student Rumeysa Ozturk’s lawyer, ACLU push for her release from ‘unconstitutional’ ICE detention
Rumeysa Ozturk’s legal team, which now includes the ACLU, has filed an amended habeas petition in Massachusetts federal court — challenging the pro-Palestinian international student’s detention by ICE.
Inspector General finds ‘egregious’ problem at Cannabis Control Commission
The state’s inspector general has found that the Cannabis Control Commission experienced an “egregious operational breakdown” when they failed to collect over half-a-million dollars in licensing fees over a two year span.
Marco Rubio defends ICE grabbing Tufts grad student: ‘A social activist that tears up our university campuses’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending ICE agents grabbing a Tufts graduate student off a Somerville street and taking away her student visa, claiming that the pro-Palestinian international student had created a “ruckus” on campus.
Gov. Maura Healey slams President Trump over attempt to cancel public health grants
Gov. Maura Healey lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday over his administration’s attempt to cancel more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related grants across the country, of which Massachusetts was expected to receive $100 million over the next year.
Tufts graduate student who’s pro-Palestinian detained by federal authorities in Somerville
The PhD student is a Turkish national
