UPDATE (3:30 p.m): White House confirmed in a statement Tuesday that LGBT protections will remain in place: "The President is proud to have been the first ever GOP (Republican) nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression."
HINGHAM — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey told an audience at a town hall-style campaign event Monday night that she has learned President Donald Trump may be planning to sign an executive order that will allow businesses to turn away customers because of the business owners' religious beliefs.
BOSTON — At the same time as a coalition dedicated to passing legislation that would boost the state's hourly minimum wage to $15 delivered its presentation on Beacon Hill, across town in Kenmore Square a McDonald's franchise unveiled the world's first Big Mac machine.
The legislative briefing held by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of labor, religious and community groups, also saw various experts outline a series of reasons for why progressive measures such as instituting paid family and medical leave and imposing additional surtaxes on the state's top earners would help Massachusetts.
