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Massachusetts lawmakers reject GOP efforts to block money for migrant family homeless shelters
BOSTON (AP) — A spending bill that includes money for temporary shelter spaces for migrant homeless families cleared the Massachusetts House on Monday after more than 100 Democratic lawmakers showed up at an informal session to overcome efforts by House Republicans to block the bill. ...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Boston Globe. November 22, 2023. Editorial: Massachusetts has the latest primary date in the country. Here’s why that’s a problem. Massachusetts needs to end its incumbent-protecting tradition by switching to spring, rather than fall, intraparty contests. ...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 26, 2023. Editorial: Cronyism on campus is flourishing in Florida Working remotely has become immensely popular since the COVID-19 pandemic. But it is ridiculous that two of the University of Florida’s new highest-ranking and...
Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The withdrawals reflect a...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. September 28, 2023. Editorial: CT Monopoly board needs new housing options At the end of any round of Monopoly, some players have built real estate in the tonier neighborhoods while others collect rent from more modest streets. But every game...
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn't properly evaluate people's eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday. ...
