Boston’s mayor bracing for potential National Guard deployment
The Trump administration has already dispatched the Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Massachusetts ecologists build a winter ‘hotel’ for snakes
The success of the rocky structure will be measured once temperatures drop.
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Trump admin detains MBTA train components shipped from China
The government claims a Chinese company violated a federal law aimed at preventing the use of forced labor. -
Federal investigation finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students on campus
The Trump administration is threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action. -
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Broker fee limits, no new taxes in $61 billion state budget deal set for Monday vote
Beacon Hill lawmakers will pass their final budget while still waiting to find out the scope of federal funding cuts. -
Budget deal reached, floor votes planned on Monday
The Legislature plans to approve a final fiscal year 2026 state budget on Monday, the day before the new spending cycle starts, after House and Senate Democrats announced they reached an accord.
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