Politics
Mass. Rep. Moulton, pols call on NASA to back off on funding cuts to Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Facing funding reductions of its own, NASA plans to cut its support for the 25-year-old Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Mass. House unanimously passes compromise revenge porn ban
“Today, we have taken one step forward in protecting victims across the commonwealth," one lawmaker said.
State to issue first exit notices to families in shelters starting in July
The exit notices will start with approximately 150 families in early July and continue on a rolling basis as part of the new nine-month stay policy.
Councilors push for changes to inspection rules set after fatal Worcester fire
A Worcester fire that killed four people led to the creation of new inspection rules. Some landlords on the City Council subject to those rules are pushing for changes.
The Sandy Hook survivors are graduating. This is what we owe them | John L. Micek
I could only think of one thing when I heard the news that the first-grade survivors of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, will graduate from high school on Wednesday. They made it.
Mass. House Dems eye Thursday vote on opioid treatment bill
Opioid-related overdoses remained near record levels in 2022.
Mass. Sen. Warren pitches jail time for companies that ‘loot’ health care
"When private equity gets hold of health care systems, it is literally a matter of life and death," U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said.
Appeals court agrees: Mass. school can ban 'only two genders' shirt
An appeals court sided with a Mass. school district that barred a student from wearing a “there are only two genders” to school.
Jury finds Hunter Biden guilty on three counts in federal gun trial
President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 on Tuesday.
This is the big abortion rights issue you’re not hearing about | John L. Micek
If the battle over abortion rights is one of the key issues of the 2024 election — and it is — then the fight to contain crisis pregnancy centers is its second front.
Rep. Williams asks FBI, ATF for help after Springfield shooting
Williams has long decried the presence of military-style rifles on Springfield streets.
Mass. Rep. Clark: Israel’s Netanyahu may be out of a job before speech to Congress
"We will just see how things play out," the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House said.