Massachusetts Becomes 1st State To Ban Bump Stocks After Las Vegas Massacre
The restriction was added to a budget bill Thursday and was signed into law with minimal dissent on Friday.
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Administration Denies More States' Plans To Customize Insurance Markets
Proposals from Iowa and Massachusetts to create reinsurance that would lower health insurance premiums didn't get off the ground.
Mass. High Court: Local Authorities Can't Detain People Without Charges For ICE
The practice known as "ICE detainers" allowed state officers to detain immigrants who would otherwise be free to leave, in order to give federal immigration authorities a longer look at their status.
Massachusetts Tries Something New To Claim Taxes From Online Sales
States have long argued that they are losing millions of dollars in uncollected taxes from online sales. Massachusetts is now trying a very Internet answer to this Internet problem.
Massachusetts Throws Out More Than 21,000 Convictions In Drug Testing Scandal
The state's Supreme Judicial Court officially dismissed the drug convictions because of misconduct by a former state chemist who admitted to faking test results.
10 Years After The New Bedford ICE Raid, Immigrant Community Has Hope
A decade ago, federal agents detained hundreds of workers in the massive immigration raid in New Bedford, Mass. But some say the raid brought the people of the community together.
Massachusetts Hotline Tracks Post-Election Hate
More than 250 "substantive reports" of harassment and hate incidents have flooded in since November. Although perpetrators are hard to identify, the hotline also serves to provide support to victims.
In Massachusetts, Coastal Residents Consider How To Adapt To Climate Change
Living by the shore in the age of climate change means managing risk. In the community of Nahant, Mass., residents are trying to decide how to adapt.
The Number Of Hungry And Homeless Students Rises Along With College Costs
Research shows that many college students across the country are working, borrowing and still falling behind.
Massachusetts Joins State-Led Efforts On Equal Pay For Women
As part of a state law designed to help equalize pay for women, employers are now prohibited from asking about an employee's previous salary. Advocates say the question creates a cycle of low pay.