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State gaming regulators tapped Gov. Charlie Baker's former deputy chief of staff for operations and administration to serve as the next executive director of the Mass. Gaming Commission.
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As lawmakers around the country struggle with an over-capacity emergency shelter crisis, Mass. lawmakers wrestle with reform and time limits in the only state in the country that guarantees access to shelter.
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At a School Committee Meeting, students and staff from several schools made public comments claiming they were completely unaware of a shooter on campus, and there was a lack of transparency between administrators, faculty and students.
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Federal database says Springfield museum has Native remains from central Mass. The museum disagrees.The Springfield Science Museum says it repatriated the remains of 25 Native people unearthed in Worcester County, but there is no official record. The federal office that governs repatriations says the Springfield Science Museum needs to figure out what happened.
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From Tuesday to Friday, a half-dozen protesters occupied the Northampton, Massachusetts, office of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, calling for the Democrat to speak out more forcefully against Israel as the war in Gaza continues and the humanitarian crisis worsens.
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An arrest warrant has been issued for 20-year-old Chantz Dudley, of Chicopee, who is believed to have fired a shot inside the High School of Science and Technology.
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The Smith College basketball team will play in its second consecutive Women's Division Three Final Four on Thursday afternoon — with a trip to the national championship game on the line.
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Union employees at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art have been on strike since March 6th, with negotiations between staff and management yet to be scheduled.
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Healey's pardon forgives all state court misdemeanor convictions for possession of marijuana before March 13, 2024. It does not apply to charges of distribution, trafficking, or operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
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Researchers have found almost 150 new genetic markers, which help pinpoint diabetes risks.