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Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time. Other locations have weighed similar “generational tobacco bans,” which phase out the use of tobacco products based not just on a person’s age but...
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Schools reopen Wednesday in Marblehead and Beverly as teacher strikes end
From walking the picket lines in Marblehead and Beverly to dancing in the drop off lines, it was clear Wednesday that students, teachers, and maybe especially parents were overjoyed to have their schools reopened following the teachers’ strikes. “Oh my gosh, we are so happy, even though it’s a half day. My poor kids were getting bored and we love...
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‘Unacceptable': Healey calls for strikes to end in Beverly, Marblehead after Gloucester reaches deal
Schools in Gloucester, Massachusetts, will reopen after nine days without class while the teacher strikes in Beverly and Marblehead continue
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These are the 2024 Mass. ballot question results
Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips. They also rejected the use of certain plant-based psychedelics and eliminated the use of statewide tests as a high school graduation requirement. Those were among five measures on Tuesday’s ballot.
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Mass. voters reject ending tipped minimum wage
Massachusetts voters rejected a proposal to gradually increase how much employers must pay workers who collect tips, like servers in restaurants. The state’s wage for tipped workers is now $6.75 an hour, while the minimum hourly wage for most other workers is $15. Now, if a worker doesn’t earn enough in tips to bring them up to $15 an hour,...
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4 Democratic US House members faced challengers in Massachusetts
U.S. Reps. Richard Neal, James McGovern, Stephen Lynch and Bill Keating face challengers in U.S. House districts in Massachusetts, while five other Democrats are running unopposed Tuesday
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Elizabeth Warren wins third term in US Senate, defeating challenger John Deaton
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has beaten back a challenge from Republican John Deaton on Tuesday to win reelection to a third term representing Massachusetts, NBC News projects. Deaton, an attorney who moved to the state from Rhode Island earlier this year, tried to portray the former Harvard Law School professor as out of touch with ordinary Bay State residents....
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Mass. voters weigh ballot issues on union rights, wages and psychedelics
There are five questions on the ballot for Massachusetts voters, including whether or not to give union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft
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New England Governors Sign Pact to Help Reduce Transportation Pollution
The governors of three New England states and the mayor of Washington, D.C., have signed a regional pact aimed at dramatically reducing transportation pollution — an agreement they hope other states will eventually join. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program is designed to reduce motor vehicle emissions by at least 26% by 2032. The initiative was signed Monday by Republican…
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Ed Markey, Joe Kennedy Face Off in First Televised Debate
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, sparred on everything from climate change to gun violence and foreign policy during their first televised debate Tuesday. While the two agreed on many issues, Kennedy argued he is better positioned than Markey to fight for those issues in Congress. “For this election this time...
