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Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it.

United Daughters of the Confederacy is set to lose its tax exemption for both recordation and property taxes, if bill is signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it.

Winter Puts Strain on Resources, Housing for Cambridge Unhoused Residents | News | The Harvard Crimson

A report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health endorses overdose prevention centers where staff are on hand, if needed, to revive clients who use drugs. The report was released in conjunction with the latest statewide overdose death numbers. They showed virtually no change in the record-setting high count of fatal overdoses Massachusetts posted six months ago. 

Advocates criticized city leaders for a lack of transparency around what they say is a legally tenuous process.

Rena H. Bozarth, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2023, at her residence in Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield, VA. Rena lived in Greenspring for nearly 20 years

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Mass. and Cass, the colloquial name for the area at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, is notorious for its long history of homeless encampments and open-air drug use. On November 1, the intersection was completely cleared out after an ordinance filed by Mayor Michelle Wu passed Oct. 25. The ordinance, filed...

The challenge for the city and Mayor Michelle Wu will be to ensure that the people who lived in the encampment receive adequate services — and that a similar scene does not recur.