Compass Rail gets $1M in federal funding to update rail technology
The plan is called 'Compass Rail', and residents will see the earliest project materialize around 2030, with the so-called Inland Route — or what officials are calling the first phase of West -East Rail — connecting Springfield to Worcester and Boston.
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Dozens of school districts failing to investigate bullying complaints, report finds
Report by Northeastern School of Law finds school districts, and state regulators, failing to follow requirements of 2010 state law meant to protect students.
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AG Campbell challenges EPA decision on greenhouse gas regulation
Campbell and attorneys general in more than two dozen other states petitioned the court to review the EPA's move to eliminate the Endangerment Finding. -
Mass. House eyeing vote on bill to ban ICE arrests in courthouses
House leaders say they're planning to vote either this month or next on the bill, which would also block new agreements authorizing local law enforcement to act as immigration officers. -
Most people getting abortion services in Massachusetts don’t live here
Abortions provided by telehealth surged in 2024, a new state report shows. -
Boston police officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in shooting of Dorchester man
Officer Nicholas O'Malley was arrested in connection to the March 11 fatal shooting of Stephenson King of Dorchester. -
Consumer debt collection cases spike 60% in two years in Mass. courts
A new report shows consumer debt cases have surged in Massachusetts. Legislation to reduce the interest rate companies can charge when they win have so far failed.
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