Massachusetts’ congressional delegation said the Trump administration’s decision to “clawback” $106 million in COVID-19-era funding for K-12 schools is “harmful and incredibly frustrating to students, families, educators, and school district leaders.”
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Trump administration demands Harvard end DEI, ban masks at protests to keep federal funding
Trump administration demands Harvard end DEI programs, ban masks at protests to keep billions in federal funding
Worcester DA flags “arduous task” of complying with new SJC rule
District attorneys are scrambling to adjust to updated criminal rules for turning over information, with the heightened workload adding more pressure to an already-strained workforce, Worcester County DA Joseph Early Jr. told lawmakers. At a Friday budget hearing in Clinton, Early recapped the initial impact of a Supreme Judicial Court order that took effect March […]
Former MassGOP Chair Jim Lyons’ legislative audit lawsuit dismissed by local judge
A Suffolk County judge dismissed a lawsuit from former MassGOP Chair Jim Lyons that asked a local court to declare a voter-approved law giving State Auditor Diana DiZoglio the power to audit the Legislature constitutional and invalidate an internal House rule on audits.
Local pols react to over $7M in school funding cut in Twin Cities
The Twin Cities were among the hardest hit by the cuts that President Donald Trump made to the Department of Education last Friday, with over $6.5 million in federal education funds chopped from Fitchburg and over $1 million from Leominster. The cuts to Fitchburg’s and Leominster’s public schools are part of $106 million in K-12 […]
‘Hands Off’ rally against Trump, Musk actions scheduled in Boston on Saturday, joining nationwide protests
Bostonians are expected to join hundreds of protests across the nation against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Saturday in the Boston Common, in what organizers say will be the “largest mobilization since the president took office.”
