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An alarming number of Massachusetts school districts are struggling right now to balance budgets for the upcoming year. Significant job cuts and academic program cancellations are on the table.
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Last month, Bloomberg reported MGM was looking to put the casino on the market, although the company did not comment on the rumors.
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We chat with actor/director/producer Karen Allen about her career and more, head to Hadley to see the 50+ years of history that makes 20 Acre Farm what it is, and check in with Rep. Jim McGovern, who has a lot on his mind this week.
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Deliberations on hundreds of amendments to the $57.9 billion Mass. House Ways and Means committee budget for fiscal 2025 are set to consume attention this week.
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Dozens of Massachusetts school districts are being told, later than usual in the school budget process, more state funding is being put in the House budget due to a "data" issue that shows more low-income students in schools than initially counted.
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For decades, every president of the Massachusetts state Senate has had their official portrait painted and hung in the State House. In the near future, that will include the last western Massachusetts lawmaker to lead the Senate, Stanley Rosenberg.
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There will be 25 new police officers joining the Springfield Police Department and most of the new officers will be women.
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The majority of the funding, $2.6 million, will go towards efforts like predicting pregnancy outcomes, decreasing the number of unnecessary colonoscopies while screening for cervical cancer and assessing the use of a cannabis to treat endometriosis.
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The Massachusetts House budget makes $500 million available to cover emergency assistance shelter costs for FY'25. The House budget debate is set for Wednesday, April 24.
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Several members of the committee are standing with community members who have concerns over lack of transparency and community involvement in the superintendent search.