Massachusetts joined 48 other states Thursday in banning so-called “revenge porn.”
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Beacon Hill marks Juneteenth with calls to protect education, pursue reparations
Years after Massachusetts and the federal government moved to make Juneteenth an official holiday in the United States, local leaders urged policymakers Wednesday to keep pushing for reforms on education, reparations, freedom, and equality.
Mass. poised to become 49th state to ban ‘revenge porn’ when Healey signs bill Thursday
Gov. Maura Healey plans to sign legislation Thursday that outlaws the circulation of explicit photos of someone without their permission, a move that will make Massachusetts the 49th state to do so in the country, according to an advisory released Wednesday.
Massachusetts gun reform proposal still jammed up in private talks on Beacon Hill
A wide ranging bill that takes aim at Massachusetts gun laws is still jammed up in private talks at the State House.
Massachusetts mifepristone stockpile to remain in the hands of Healey administration
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration plans to hang onto a nearly $700,000 stockpile worth of medication abortion pills after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month to preserve access to the drug.
FEMA hands out $3.5M in disaster aid to residents
Federal emergency response coordinators said they handed out more than $3.5 million in disaster aid to residents after storms left roads and homes damaged last fall in Bristol and Worcester counties, according to newly released data.
