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Massachusetts food banks worried about cuts to SNAP due to President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"
The president's budget bill is a major legislative win for Republicans but food banks in Massachusetts are worried about its ...
Hundreds of Massachusetts criminal cases could be dropped, indigent defendants released amid defense attorney work stoppage
Bar advocates, who provide representation for most of the state's indigent defendants, stopped work in May to fight for ...
Cape Cod Fourth of July fireworks explosion: Massachusetts officials emphasize safety
An explosion ahead of a Fourth of July celebration at a Cape Cod country club has prompted officials to issue safety warnings ...
Highway rest stop plaza controversy in Massachusetts has local company crying foul
A local company that lost its bid to take over 18 highway service plazas in Massachusetts says the fight is not over.
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents without power after thunderstorms
Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents are without power after thunderstorms moved through the region on Thursday night ...
Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees
The proposal represents a deal between House and Senate leaders that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in spending from ...
Communities affected by Massachusetts trash strike complain about lack of updates from company
Several Massachusetts communities impacted by the Republic Services sanitation strike​ wrote to the company urging a quick ...
SJC's decision, fallout from public defender work stoppage could set Massachusetts defendants free
Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free ...
A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts
A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...
What's open and what's closed in Massachusetts on July 4th?
There are blue laws in Massachusetts that put restrictions on businesses for certain holidays. But while most banks are ...