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Sweeping Police Reform Approved In 4 AM Senate Vote
The bill would license law enforcement officers, train them in the history of racism, ban chokeholds and limit tear gas, among other things.
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Pressley Urges MA Senate to 'Dismantle' Police Qualified Immunity
The bill in the Senate proposes to make Massachusetts the second state in the country to limit the principle of qualified immunity.
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Mail-In Voting, Expanded Early Voting Appears Imminent
It appears as if vote-by-mail and expanded early voting will be available for this year's elections.
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Voters Will Have To Wait For Expanding Beer, Wine Sales
Cumberland Farms, the convenience store giant leading the ballot initiative campaign, said it is dropping its effort due to COVID-19.
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MA Au Pair Case Won't Reach Supreme Court
A lower court's dismissal of AG Maura Healey's lawsuit arguing the federal law for paying au pairs trumped the state law remains intact.
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Will 'Positive Progress' Mean An Accelerated Reopening?
Gov. Charlie Baker suggested he will announce by the end of this week when the second half of the current reopening phase will reopen.
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Walsh: 'We're Going to be Making Cuts'
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is preparing to offer a revised budget on Monday to incorporate $80 million in spending cuts.
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Food Factor Critical as Bars Look to Future
Bars were originally categorized in Phase 3 of the governor's reopening plan, but they have been pushed to Phase 4 instead.
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Aim Is To Have Schools 'Up And Running' In Fall: Ed. Commissioner
In addition to uncertainty around what a fall term will look like, local school districts are still facing an unknown budget picture.
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Baker: Density Playing Role In Gradual Statewide Reopening
Massachusetts must proceed with a phased reopening as a statewide policy because of its relatively widespread population density, he said.
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Boston Mayor Uncomfortable With State's Office Reopening Plan
Mayor Marty Walsh also outlined a more deliberate approach to resuming construction activities in Boston.
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Massachusetts Now at Center of National Coronavirus Outbreak
On the heels of the two deadliest days so far in Massachusetts, Gov. Baker said Sunday "we're right in the middle of the surge now."
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Bells Ring At Otherwise Silent Churches Amid Continued Shutdown
People are celebrating Easter Sunday in different ways, connecting with the friends and relatives through the use of technology.
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MA Gets Small Fraction of Ventilator Order
Baker said state officials received a shipment of 100 ventilators — a fraction of the 1,400 requested — from the national stockpile.
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Baker Stresses Need For Blood Donation Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Gov. Charlie Baker called it a way to save lives as the state strives to prevent its health care system from becoming overwhelmed.
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From a Distance, Lipper-Garabedian Joins Mass. House
"I thought I saw everything — but this is the first time I ever experienced anything like this," House Speaker Robert DeLeo said.
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Highway Traffic Lighter Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Travel times down as much as a third on I-93 and as much as half on the Mass. Pike as events are canceled and people work from home.
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Baker Urges Schools To Cancel Trips Amid Coronavirus Fears
Gov. Charlie Baker encouraged high schools and colleges to cancel any international trips in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Elizabeth Warren Votes In Cambridge, Heads To Michigan
Warren told supporters the election "is a moment we've been called to in history, and it is a moment not just to get rid of Donald Trump."
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Coronavirus Vaccine Ships From MA To National Institute
As of Monday, there has been one confirmed case of coronavirus in MA, and the Department of Public Health says the risk to residents is low.
