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Families Urge Massachusetts To Teach About September 11th Terror Attacks In Public Schools
On 9/11’s 24th anniversary, families urge Massachusetts to require schools to teach about the attacks as leaders back new classroom resources.
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Tax Cuts, Rent Control, and Public Records Proposal Make Next Step of Massachusetts Balot Question Process
Proposals to slash the state income tax, reverse a decades-old ban on rent control, and force the Legislature and governor to open their records took another step toward the 2026 ballot Wednesday.
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No-Cost Telephone Calls For Prison Inmates Contribute To Big Increase In Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Budgets
Spending by county sheriffs, who run the state's jails and houses of correction, exploded far beyond their allocations in last year's state budget and Gov. Maura Healey has stepped in and asked the Legislature to bail them out with an additional $163 million.
Sheriff Steven Tompkins Steps Aside Amid Federal Charges; Deputy Quietly Installed As Interim Suffolk Sheriff
The deputy poised to oversee Suffolk County corrections while Sheriff Steven Tompkins fights federal extortion charges has worked for the department for two years, but was only moved into position to assume leadership of it last week.
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Massachusetts Rent Control Measure Triggers Ballot Eligibility Debate
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Ballot Questions May Set Up Clash Over Tax Relief, Spending
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Many Potential Massachusetts Ballot Questions Filed This Week
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