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Schools reopen Wednesday in Marblehead and Beverly as teacher strikes end
Two Massachusetts communities reached deals with their striking teachers union Tuesday, ending the last of three teachers strikes in communities north of Boston. This comes after 12 days of no school in Beverly and 11 days of canceled classes in Marblehead. Neither school committee has released details on when those missed days will be made up – but it will...
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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...
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Gov. Baker Outlines Goals for Massachusetts in Annual Address
Gov. Charlie Baker said he wants to dramatically reduce the state’s reliance on polluting fuels while expanding housing opportunities and upgrading the state’s public transportation system. Baker outlined the goals Tuesday during his State of the Commonwealth address at the Massachusetts Statehouse. The Republican said one of his top goals for the new year is to help ease the...
