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Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick?
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Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick?
Tenants of the Trelawny Building say the rent increases are unfair and violate the city's Rent Control Ordinance.
Tenants of the Trelawny Building say the rent increases are unfair and violate the city's Rent Control Ordinance.
Updated April 30 Mills administration officials oppose bill to decriminalize drug possession But people in recovery, medical providers, faith groups, legislators and advocates overwhelmingly support the proposal to make drug possession only a civil violation. Share People in recovery, medical providers, faith groups, legislators and advocates all testified Friday in favor of a bill that would make drug possession a civil violation instead of a crime. But two top officials in the Mills administration opposed the measure even as they agreed that people with substance use disorder should be div...
Updated 55 mins ago Mills administration officials oppose bill to decriminalize drug possession But people in recovery, medical providers, faith groups, legislators and advocates overwhelmingly support the proposal to make drug possession only a civil violation. Share People in recovery, medical providers, faith groups, legislators and advocates all testified Friday in favor of a bill that would make drug possession a civil violation instead of a crime. But two top officials in the Mills administration opposed the measure even as they agreed that people with substance use disorder should be ...