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Jeff Vasilinda becomes the Vasilinda Family’s first published author! May 19th, 2021 by Mike Vasilinda Florida lawmakers are on their way home after approving a massive, 30-year Indian Gaming Compact for the Seminole Tribe. The approval came despite concerns about its length and the payout. Democrats tried unsuccessfully to shorten the 30-year deal to 15 or 20. “It’s too long!” Said State Representative Joe Geller. And several argued the Seminoles were getting off cheap with a guarante...

Lessons from the Almond case — and beyond Doing right by kids in state care means DCF and the courts need to focus on the thorny issue of reunification. By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 8, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Maria Mossaides, director of the Office of the Child Advocate, speaking about the agencys investigation report into the death of teen David Almond during the continuing coronavirus pandemic, March 31.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff The one thing lawmakers, advocates, and st...

"Let me first say that felony murder is the single-most heinous piece of legislation to exist on our books today," she maintains. "I do not believe that any reform is going to make this law fair or necessary. That having been said, any reform that takes the power away from the DAs and puts it back where it belongs, in the court, is a huge step in the right direction." But then she adds, "As this new law is written, it does nothing to help Luke in an immediate sense." Senate Bill 21-124, titled...

‘Good news for Massachusetts’: Population tops 7 million, as state keeps 9 congressional seats after 2020 Census By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated April 26, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Bill Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Massachusetts’ population grew to slightly more than 7 million people last year, a 7.4 percent jump from 2010 and a large enough increase to ensure the state keeps its nine seats in the US House of Represen...

Print this article MISSION, Texas — Anyone paying attention to the news knows the situation on the U.S.-Mexico border is terrible. Anyone who actually visits the border discovers it is worse than that. Here is what is most striking about the governments response to the unprecedented surge of illegal border crossers: It is entirely improvised. Jury-rigged. Thrown together in a scramble to accommodate thousands of migrants who were not coming just months ago. And the reason it is being improvi...

Coalition calls for lowering barriers to mail ballots and allowing same-day voter registration in Rhode Island Edward Fitzpatrick © Rhode Island Secretary of State Envelope and sticker for mail ballots in Rhode Islands June 2 presidential primary PROVIDENCE — As Republican elected officials across the country push for new voting restrictions, a coalition of 27 groups is calling for Rhode Island to lower barriers to using mail ballots, expanding early voting, and allowing sa...

Despite census delays, accuracy must be the top goal of redistricting States should prioritize getting it right over getting it fast. By The Editorial BoardUpdated February 23, 2021, 4:00 a.m. Email to a Friend By pushing back its deadline to distribute census data, the US Census Bureau is pushing states up against tighter deadlines tor planning the 2022 elections.Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Federal officials, in announcing that decennial census data will be delivered six months late, have put offi...

Census delays raise questions for plans to redraw legislative, congressional districts By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated February 12, 2021, 6:22 p.m. Email to a Friend Massachusetts voters head to the polls amid pandemic and political maelstrom, voters at Whitman Town Hall practice social distancing amid pandemic. US Census data that Massachusetts officials need to redraw voting districts may not be released until the end of September.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff US Census data that Massachusetts ...

WASHINGTON — President Biden, spurred on by a lackluster January jobs report and Democratic support for his $1.9 trillion economic aid proposal, said on Friday that the economy was in need of urgent help and that Republicans should either get on board with a robust stimulus package or expect his plan to pass without their support.

DeLeo looks to exit as the sheeple graze toward Mariano Autocracy reigns in the Massachusetts House — that freshman class of 2020 won’t know what hit ’em. By Rachelle G. CohenUpdated December 18, 2020, 3:04 p.m. Email to a Friend House Speaker Robert DeLeo (left) and majority leader Ron Mariano.Globe Staff file Good politicians, smart politicians, know when to exit. And Bob DeLeo — however old-school he may be — is a smart politician. He’s had a good run — 12 ...