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Could there be a statewide cell phone ban in Mass. schools by fall?
Senate President Karen Spilka said she hopes to get legislation in front of Governor Maura Healey before the start of the ...
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Massachusetts lawmakers have been passing spending bills. But what about the state budget?
It remains unknown how far apart Mass. House and Senate negotiators are on crafting a compromise annual budget.
Gov. Maura Healey plans to sign surtax-fueled $1.4B spending bill Tuesday
Gov. Maura Healey said she plans to sign a spending bill Tuesday that includes hundreds of millions for transportation and ...
Beacon Hill Democrats are ‘hopeful’ negotiators can produce on-time FY26 budget
The Massachusetts Legislature’s top two Democrats expressed optimism Monday about delivering an on-time fiscal year 2026 ...
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Healey says she’ll sign surtax budget Tuesday
Gov. Maura Healey intends to sign the $1.4 billion supplemental budget spending mainly surplus surtax revenue on Tuesday, and top Beacon Hill Democrats claimed they are close to striking an ...
Mass. Dems make unlikely allies
‘THIS IS INSANE’ — President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement Saturday night that the United States had bombed three ...
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State governors briefed by DHS on potential threats after attack on Iran
The nation’s governors have been briefed by the Department of Homeland Security over a “ heightened threat environment ” after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities ov ...
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Anderson Cooper, CNN crew evacuate live on air during Tel Aviv missile attack
Anderson Cooper and several of his CNN colleagues were forced to evacuate their broadcast station live on air Monday morning while reporting from Tel Aviv.
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Healey: If Mass. economy had a alarm bell, 'it's already gone off'
Gov. Maura Healey joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how the Trump administration's approach to immigration, trade, and research funding affects Massachusetts.