Old Scituate Light House in Black and White by Adam Gladstone

Old Scituate Light House in Black and White by Adam Gladstone

DOJ sues Massachusetts for refusing to issue ICE confidential license plates

Gov. Maura Healey said the lawsuit is the latest in a series of ”specious complaints against states like Massachusetts, putting together targeted investigations against political enemies.”

State regulators are weighing how much to crack down on leaky gas pipes

DEP’s program review is one slice of the central debate animating the dynamic between regulators and the gas companies: whether and how fast the utilities should shift away from delivering gas to customers — their current business model.

Saying ‘people are afraid,’ Healey lays out ICE guidance

"People are afraid to worship. We have reports from our health care centers that people are afraid to go," Healey said.

Trump’s DoJ sues four states for denying ICE agents undercover license plates

ICE is seeking access to such plates to carry out arrests as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown

Telecom Industry Covertly Funds Sleazy Attacks On Community Broadband Efforts In Massachusetts

Like most of the U.S., Western Massachusetts towns and cities have spent decades dealing with expensive, spotty, and slow broadband from private telecom monopolies like Comcast and Verizon. As a re…

Municipal Cuts to Libraries Threaten State Certification - MBLC