Massachusetts
Monday, May 6, 2024
Northeastern University students, staff condemn arrests, charges of antisemitism
Students and faculty at Northeastern University are demanding their school issue a public apology for what they say are false charges of antisemitism …
MA municipalities aim to lower voting age for local elections
Cities and towns across Massachusetts hope to increase young voter turnout in local elections by lowering the voting age to sixteen or seventeen…
Boston U. Prison Education Program celebrates 50 years of changing lives
Boston University's Prison Education Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and is hoping to expand. Students at Massachusetts Correctional …
Turnover in MA election officials as presidential election nears
Heightened scrutiny and harassment are helping fuel an increasing turnover rate of election officials in Massachusetts and beyond, according to a new …
MA Haitian-led groups call for end to deportations as terror grips island
Haitian-led groups in Massachusetts are calling for a temporary pause in deportations as political instability and violence engulf the island…
MA taxpayers benefit from IRS Direct File pilot program
Massachusetts residents can take advantage of a new pilot program from the Internal Revenue Service, which allows people to file their taxes online …
MA students urge lawmakers to fund campus anti-hunger efforts
A coalition of college students and administrators is asking state lawmakers to help fight food insecurity on campus. The group is asking for $2 …
MA seniors encouraged to take advantage of dual-use special needs plans
Health care advocates in Massachusetts said special health care plans are available for seniors and people with disabilities to help ensure they get t…
GOP proposal threatens cuts to MA Social Security benefits
Congressional Republicans' proposed changes to Social Security have advocates for Massachusetts beneficiaries concerned about the future of the key sa…
Queer churches in MA and nationwide offer all identities safe, sacred spaces
By Sara Youngblood Gregory for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Commonwealth News Service reporting for the YES! Media-Public …
New England anglers seek greater protections for Atlantic herring stock
Recreational fishermen in New England say commercial trawlers are threatening the survival of smaller businesses relying on a healthy stock of Atlanti…
Proposed Amesbury school budget cuts rally parents, educators
The Amesbury School Committee will hear from educators and parents tonight as they rally to prevent more than $2 million in proposed cuts to their sch…