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Striking Massachusetts teachers appeal to governor on Statehouse steps
BOSTON (AP) — Teachers from three striking unions rallied on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Maura Healey to help them reach a resolution. The teachers arrived from Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, three communities...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Massachusetts on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters will cast ballots for president, Congress and the state Legislature in the Nov. 5 general election, as Democrats in the commonwealth look to continue their dominance in federal and state elections. Massachusetts Democrats hold a so-called...
Karen Read asks Massachusetts high court to dismiss two charges
BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Karen Read have filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court over a judge’s refusal to dismiss two of the three criminal charges against her. Read, 44, is accused of ramming into her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with...
Harvard reports slight decline in Black students in wake of affirmative action ruling
BOSTON (AP) — There was a slight decline in the number of Black students in Harvard University’s freshman class, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. The impact of the ruling is still coming into focus at selective...
Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans' first Black mayor, dead at 91
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sybil Haydel Morial, a civil rights activist, widow of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, Ernest “Dutch” Morial, and mother to former Mayor, Marc Morial, has died at age 91. Her family announced her death Wednesday in a statement issued by the National Urban...
Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision
Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun rights and the Second Amendment. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision on...
