Boston Councilor pushes for neighboring towns to help pay Mass and Cass costs
The proposal would ask Boston suburbs to fund solutions around susbtance abuse and homelessness
Social isolation is a major health risk for older adults. Groups across Mass. are stepping up.
Rates of depression among older adults has increased since COVID, leading to an array of other physical health risks.
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Travel restrictions take effect for mostly African and Middle Eastern countries
Local immigrants and legal advocates are concerned about the looming ramifications. -
Legal scholar raises alarm on National Guard deployment to Los Angeles
Legal scholar and retired federal judge Nancy Gertner criticized President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles, calling it legally questionable and an overreach of power. -
State spending with LGBT-owned businesses fails to meet Healey's benchmark
Gov. Maura Healey set a first-time benchmark in 2023 for state agency spending with LGBT-owned businesses. State agencies spent less than half that target during the first fiscal year the benchmark was in practice. -
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More than the ‘Big Head’: MFA hosts largest exhibit of Roxbury artist John Wilson’s work
The exhibit spans six decades of John Wilson's work, including drawing, paintings, sketches and sculptures.
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