Salem passes first-ever override tax hike to build new high school
With a turnout of 19% of the city's voters, 57.5% of voters approved a plan on Tuesday to add around $700 a year to the median tax bill in order to pay for a new high school.
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Abigail Adams implored her husband to ‘remember the ladies.’ Here’s what she meant.
While it’s been used as a rallying cry for women’s political rights, the famous phrase may have had more to do with tyranny at home.
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Massachusetts celebrates the evacuation of British ships from Boston Harbor 250 years ago
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‘Frustrated by the extremes,’ lawmaker urges rent control talks
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Following high court ruling, Mass. bar advocates turn to lobbying lawmakers
The attorneys who represent indigent clients in Massachusetts say they are organizing under a new nonprofit to gain a "seat at the table" on Beacon Hill.
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