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"Massachusetts is home to 12 hate groups, according to SPLC — more than any other state in New England. New Hampshire has the second most with six, Connecticut has five, Maine has three and both Vermont and Rhode Island have one each."

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News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump calls for streamlined environmental reviews » The Recorder

Under fire — from GOP — Trump digs in on Confederate icons » Boston Globe

Business

So far, compromise eludes Mass. alcohol task force » Boston Globe

List Plus: Bay State's largest museums attracted nearly 10M visitors in 2016 » Boston Business Journal

What a suburban developer may do to transform the Globe's former HQ » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Should Braintree ban the sale of recreational marijuana? » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

O'Connor stands in solidarity at Boston Holocaust Memorial » Wicked Local Marshfield

Massachusetts has more hate groups than any other New England state: Report » Metro.us

Somerville officials: 'We will protect everyone's right to justice and equality' » Wicked Local

Group calls for Faneuil Hall to be renamed » WWLP 22

Tens of thousands of counterdemonstrators may turn out to protest rally » Boston Globe

Speaker list for 'free speech' rally includes right-wing extremists » Boston Globe

Massachusetts issues proclamation condemning bigotry and racism » WWLP 22

Mass. speaks as one in denouncing racism » The Recorder

Gov. Baker, lawmakers denounce 'poisonous ideologies' before rally » Sentinel & Enterprise

State KKK to attend rally » Boston Herald

Baker, lawmakers denounce hate ideologies (VIDEO) » Lowell Sun

State leaders condemn white nationalism, neo-Nazism » Boston Globe

Education

UMass online course revenue surpasses $100M » Boston Business Journal

Three join MWCC Board of Trustees » Sentinel & Enterprise

Environment

Study Shows Bad Results For East Braintree Air Quality » Brookline Patch

Health Care

MNA Opposes AG's Decision Not To Penalize Leaders Of Shuttered North Adams Hospital » WAMC

Community Health Centers in Focus at Harwich Port Forum » Cape Cod Online

Human Services

State legislature looks to restore some funding for local food banks » WWLP 22

Governor defends DCF treatment of foster families » WCVB

Labor

INHUMAN TRADE: Labor trafficking hidden in Massachusetts communities » Wicked Local Maynard

Padma Lakshmi: Boston's not all 'brutes and bullies' » Boston Herald

Mass. unemployment rate evens out with national average » Boston Globe

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Local Government

Mediator may decide ex-Dracut chief's request for $8G in compensation » Lowell Sun

Planning Board Accused of Violating Open Meeting Law In Day School Case » The Belmontonian

Select Board discusses committee openings and water meters » The Reminder

Highway superintendent on leave after posting racial slur on Facebook » MassLive

Opinion

Letter: Criticism of state representative rings true » Gloucester Times

Advantages to privatizing at MBTA » Newburyport News

Donald Trump is winning on immigration » Boston Globe

Outed online, a local man is now tied to Charlottesville rally » Boston Globe

No tolerance for intimidation or violence here » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Attack shows need to pull together » Boston Herald

Editorial: It will take delicate balance for former GE exec to get MBTA on track » Boston Business Journal

ViewPoint: Beer distributors bill hopes to avoid wholesale harm » Boston Business Journal

The Week That Was: Fallout From Charlottesville, Boston Braces For Its Own 'Free Speech' Rally And More » WBUR

ViewPoint: Employer-sponsored health is needed » Boston Business Journal

PETER LUCAS: Selling Bay State's baloney sandwich on bipartisanship » Sentinel & Enterprise

David King: Seeks stricter limits on use of pesticides » Gazette Net

Politics

Democrat Setti Warren, A Hopeful For Massachusetts Governor, Tours Berkshires » WAMC

Walsh aide Dan Koh to run for Congress, quitting City Hall » Boston Herald

Public Health

Homeowners may be required to disclose lead in pipes » Newburyport News

Trump's opioid crisis declaration draws optimism, concerns » Newburyport News

New Opioid Report Details Grim Situation In Massachusetts » WGBH

Public Safety

High ranking West Springfield Police Captain on paid leave » WWLP 22

State Police announce new homeland security division » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police Have New Unit On Homeland Security » WAMC

New State Police division will target extremists, narcotics traffickers » The Herald News

2,000 people sign petition calling for firing of Conrad Lariviere, Springfield cop who mocked Charlottesville crash » MassLive

State Government

Teens take TD Garden battle to City Hall, State House » Boston Globe

Report: Brockton lawmaker is 'big winner' from legislative pay raise vote » Wicked Local Easton

Suffolk Register of Probate to return from suspension » Boston Globe

Taxation

Mayor looks for taxpayer help on high school project » The Sun Chronicle

Transportation

Mother of Brockton student killed in April crash starts driving safety foundation » The Enterprise

The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 50

Senate Actions This Week: 26

Press Releases

Water Authority Board Tables Vote on Proposal to Dump Sewage in Charles River Forever » Charles River Watershed Association

Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Federal Energy Regulator to Prevent Data Centers from Dramatically Hiking Energy Costs for American Families » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty and Sentenced to Time Served for Illegal Reentry » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Townsend Fire Chief Gary Shepherd Violated Conflict of Interest Law » State Ethics Commission

AG Campbell Defends Temporary Protected Status For Haitian And Venezuelan Immigrants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

MSA Hosts 2025 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association

Healey-Driscoll Administration Certifies Nine New Climate Leader Communities, Will Award $3.7 Million in Grants » Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Green Communities Division

Healey-Driscoll Administration Holding Regional Anti-Hunger Task Force Listening Sessions » Mass. Executive Office of Education

A Victory for Massachusetts Transit Workers: S.2531 Passes the Senate » Carmen's Local 589

PeoplesBank Authorizes an Additional $100,000 to Address Food Insecurity » Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce

United in Gratitude: Join us in Fighting Hunger this Thanksgiving » United Way of Mass. Bay and Merrimack Valley

Chamber Foundation & City Awake Announce 2025 TOYL Honorees » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Warren, Duckworth, Dingell, Simon Lead Democrats in Pressing Labor Secretary to Explain Elimination of Key Protections, Programs for Workers with Disabilities » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Mass Audubon statement on proposed bill to rollback 2030 climate mandate » Mass Audubon

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $4 Million in Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Governor Healey Appoints Gina K. Kwon as Secretary of Public Safety and Security » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Governor Healey Celebrates Massachusetts Women and Girls in Trades » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Comprehensive Updates to Residential Program Regulations for First Time in 30 Years to Improve Support for Children and Staff » Mass. Department of Early Education and Care

Massachusetts Receives Perfect Score Three Years in a Row from Federal Pipeline Safety Agency » Mass. Department of Public Utilities


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