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Massachusetts Governor Proposes $400 Million for Colleges, Citing Federal ‘Uncertainty’

31 juillet 2025 à 18:58
The plan would help support research projects and jobs connected with colleges and universities in the state, which have faced funding cuts by the Trump administration.

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The plan by Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts would help support research jobs at universities and colleges in the state.

In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases

30 juillet 2025 à 05:02
Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against people accused of crimes who lack lawyers.

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Judges dismissed 102 criminal cases in Boston and surrounding Suffolk County.

Harvard’s Leader, Penny Pritzker, Faces Intense Scrutiny in Trump Fight

26 juillet 2025 à 05:00
As Harvard and the government negotiate to end a conflict with billions of dollars on the line, some ask whether Penny Pritzker, the head of the school’s governing board, should step down.

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Penny Pritzker has led Harvard’s board during several difficult times, including campus protests and a legal battle with the Trump administration.

Oxygen Machine Played Role in Fire That Killed 10 in Massachusetts, Officials Say

22 juillet 2025 à 18:02
The fire began in a resident’s room in an assisted living facility in Fall River, where investigators found an oxygen machine and “smoking materials.”

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Ten people died and more than two dozen others were injured as a result of a five-alarm fire at Gabriel House, an assisted living center in Fall River, Mass., on July 13, officials said.

20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster Mitigation

16 juillet 2025 à 14:37
FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

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Route 22 in North Plainfield, N.J., on Tuesday, after rains inundated the region. New Jersey is one of 20 states suing the federal government for ending a disaster mitigation program.
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