Healey’s bill to let cities, towns hike some taxes quietly dies on Beacon Hill
The governor’s pitch to let cities and towns raise meals, lodging and car excise taxes to help tackle financial challenges did not win over state lawmakers.
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Haitian soccer player Frantzdy Pierrot gets hero’s welcome at State House
Gov. Maura Healey declared Tuesday as “Frantzdy Pierrot Day.”
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Immigrant commercial drivers in Mass. hit a dead end trying to renew licenses
The state’s Registry of Motor Vehicles for months followed a Trump administration rule in disallowing an estimated 1,600 immigrants from renewing CDLs. -
‘I refuse to be complicit’: Boston survivor of human trafficking resigns from federal council
Jose Alfaro, an advocate and local survivor of human trafficking, resigned from his seat on the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking in protest of the Trump administration and its policies against immigrants, equity and inclusion, and other vulnerable people. -
Four hotspots to catch the best spring blooms around New England
Karen Daubmann of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society joined GBH's Morning Edition to talk about the different plant varieties popping up now, and where to see them. -
BC High School officials explain why they decided to add a sixth grade
Boston College High School added a middle school 20 years ago, called the Arrupe Division, and will expand it starting in 2027.
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