Tag: Maura Healey
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Cannabis retailers worry about their future under new state law
The bill would double the amount of cannabis that an adult can purchase and increase the number of retail licenses that one company can have from three to six. The owners of Wonderland Cannabis, which serves much of the Worcester…
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Massachusetts considers one of the nation’s strictest social media bills
Mental health and online safety advocates are praising the bill. Critics say it threatens personal privacy. BOSTON — As Massachusetts considers imposing new restrictions on minors’ social media use, mental health and online safety advocates are praising the effort. But…
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South Coast lawmakers lay out priorities for fiscal 2027 state budget
From playgrounds to addiction treatment, New Bedford legislators are advocating for money for their communities in the state’s fiscal 2027 budget. Each lawmaker is pursuing earmarks for his district as negotiations over the spending plan unfold this spring. The Massachusetts…
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Student Opportunity Act enters its final year in MA. What’s next?
Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal of $63.36 billion calls for cutting the minimum per-pupil aid increase in half from the current year, reflecting declining enrollments and changes in federal aid. But Senate President Karen Spilka said MetroWest communities have seen significant increases…
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Some Residents Raise Concerns about Anti-drone Effort
With millions expected to descend onto the World Cup this spring, some Boston residents voiced concerns about the implementation of anti-drone technology that might be deployed to monitor the games. They said they are suspicious about what would happen to…
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Lawmakers on verge of passing new literacy standards legislation
Late last month the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed The Right to Read bill that the House had approved without objection last fall, moving the Legislature a big step closer to the creation of a new statewide standards for literacy education…
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Examining Marblehead school vaccine rates
As controversy over childhood vaccinations rages nationwide, student immunization rates in Marblehead have remained steady over the past three years, with most schools reporting 90% or more of pupils have gotten all vaccines required by state law. Dr. Thomas Massaro,…