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Adam Frenier/NEPMMassachusetts casinos began taking bets Tuesday after years of discussion and debate on Beacon Hill around legalizing sports betting. -
Steven Senne/APFor the current school year, 55%of students of color who applied to a vocational program in Massachusetts were admitted, compared to approximately 69% of white students.
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Creative CommonsFrom 2001 to 2021, the inflation-adjusted national average for state-provided financial aid per full-time equivalent student increased 15%, researchers found. Over the same span, the inflation-adjusted amount of state aid per FTE Massachusetts student dropped 47%.
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Sarah Dixwell Brown/Submitted photoAn ancient key stashed in a produce bag, and passed down through the generations, made Sarah Dixwell Brown curious to learn more about it. She chronicled her path to discovering that her seven-greats-grandfather was among those men who signed the death warrant for King Charles I of England.
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After two environmental groups filed to appeal an EPA toxic waste cleanup plan, EPA lawyers argued in a brief that Housatonic Environmental Action League and Housatonic River Initiative don't have legal standing to bring the case. -
The Massachusetts commissioners of early, elementary and secondary and higher education, are looking at what the path is to student and school pandemic recovery.
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At MGM Springfield a gaggle of elected officials, dignitaries and casino employees gathered to mark the first day of legalized sports betting in Massachusetts which also drew media attention from around New England.
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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved sports betting for major sports as well as a wide variety of smaller sports and events.
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Over 40 groups are asking Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly to create a stronger environmental justice law in the state.
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The ordinance provides an exemption for social equity applicants, who are those who have been disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs.
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Boston officials say the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis underscores the importance of moving forward with police reforms here. Community advocates say there’s much more work to do.
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So-called sports wagering becomes legal in Massachusetts tomorrow. The prediction for success is uncertain, as it launches as officials report state lottery profits decreasing.
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“I’m more angry now and more committed now than I ever was,” Trump told party delegates in Salem.
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About one-quarter of the more than 800,000 Latinos in Massachusetts are living in poverty, according to a 2022 report from Boston Indicators, UMass Boston’s Mauricio Gastón Institute and the Latino Equity Fund.
