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Mass. schools offered access to pool testing for COVID

Massachusetts schools will be able to participate in a new, weekly pool testing program to screen students and staff for COVID-19 in a way that’sRead More

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Mass. schools offered access to COVID-19 pool testing

Massachusetts schools will be able to participate in a new, weekly pool testing program to screen students and staff for COVID-19 in a way that’sRead More

Mass. leaders assessing State House security

Beacon Hill leaders are assessing State House security needs in the wake of Wednesday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol. Without getting into any specifics, Gov.Read More

Restrictions extended, ICUs afforded staffing flexibility in Mass.

The post-Christmas business restrictions put in place by Gov. Charlie Baker to prevent a worst-case holiday surge of COVID-19 will be extended at least an additional twoRead More

Healey issues tenant advisory as eviction cases mount

Citing an increase in eviction cases, Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday issued a tenant rights advisory to help ensure that people at risk of losing theirRead More

Boston City Council president set to make history as mayor if Walsh heads to DC

Boston City Council President Kim Janey may soon be stepping up to take Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s place, which would make her the first womanRead More

Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary

BOSTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary, selecting a former unionRead More

‘We won’t back down’: Dozens march through Boston in rally against DC riots

Dozens of people marched through the streets of Boston with a message Thursday night — rallying against Wednesday’s riots in the US Capitol. The rallyRead More

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Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary

BOSTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary, selecting a former unionRead More

Rep. Seth Moulton calls seige of US Capitol unacceptable, a security threat

Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton said Wednesday’s seige of the US Capitol was likely a security threat and is calling for the president to be removedRead More