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One of the key players in the dumping of contaminated material onto one of Rhode Island’s poorest neighborhoods will not be facing any jail time if the U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence has its way.

Changing the medical residency requirement would help immigrants use their skills.

Governor Maura Healey on Thursday recommended pardoning seven people for a range of decades-old crimes including drug possession, arson, and assault in what are believed to be the most proposed pardons by a first-year governor in 40 years.

Governor Maura Healey on Thursday recommended pardoning seven people for a range of decades-old crimes including drug possession, arson, and assault in what are believed to be the most proposed pardons by a first-year governor in 40 years.

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is wielding her executive powers to recommend pardons for several individuals with past criminal convictions. The recommendations are a rare move for a governor who

The Massachusetts governor says clemency is a tool to strengthen the criminal justice system.

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is wielding her executive powers to recommend pardons for several individuals with past criminal convictions. The recommendations are a rare move for a governor who

Massachusetts began recognizing Juneteenth in 2007, under then-Gov. Deval Patrick. Juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021.

Healey’s decision to issues pardons so early in her first term would mark a major break from her immediate predecessors, who often waited until the final year or months of their tenures — if at all — to act on clemency petitions.

Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a long-awaited tax relief package, and both branches and the governor have now all rolled out proposals to cut costs for...