FRAMINGHAM – Charges against four illegal immigrants from Guatemala, arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping and rape, were dropped Thursday in Framingham District Court, according to multiple news reports.
The men will be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities, the Boston Herald reported.
BOSTON – In back-to-back sessions, the House and Senate this week passed $168 million spending bills and leaders warned state spending accounts will soon run out of money if a new spending law is not agreed upon soon. But while the bills are similar, the Senate on Thursday passed a slightly different version of the House bill.
In addition to substituting a new bill (S 2193), the Senate added through floor amendments new sections dealing with federal funding of home care, the state's health safety net program, and student enrollment counts that affect free and reduced school lunch programs.
