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Our View: All cities, towns should be part of migrant solution

There are plenty of commonsense suggestions to be found in the migrant aid bill filed by state Rep. Michael Finn. There’s a little bit of impertinence too. And that may ....

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Massachusetts Legislature, hostile to rent control, includes more landlords than renters

As the Legislature mulls a slate of proposals aimed at addressing the housing crisis, the body includes more lawmakers who could lose income from the return of rent control than lawmakers who would benefit from its protections, a Globe investigation found. ....

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After David Almond's death, Massachusetts House, Senate disagree on how to advance DCF reforms


After David Almond’s death, Massachusetts House, Senate disagree on how to advance DCF reforms
Updated May 06, 2021;
Massachusetts lawmakers reaffirmed this week their commitment to enact child welfare reforms in the wake of 14-year-old David Almond’s death in October.
But they disagree on how to advance those reforms: either fast-track it through a House bill backed by Speaker Ron Mariano or send a similar Senate bill for review in the Joint Committee for Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the traditional route for legislation about the state Department of Children and Families.
“With Senate version hopefully we can find a way to be able to hear the bill in our committee, and we can come together with a bill that makes sense between both of those bills,” said Sen. Adam Gomez, the committee’s Senate chair. ....

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