Today, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary is debating whether to repeal portions of an bygone law regarding women’s access to contraception.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 1.4 million Floridians relied on food stamps in 2010, and 76.2 percent of those recipients did not have an earned income.
In response to the death of a motorcyclist who was hit by a drunk driver who lacked a driver’s license because he was an undocumented immigrant, Massachusetts lawmakers from both parties introduced legislation on Friday that cracks down on unauthorized immigration.
Last month, Onyango Obama, half-brother to the President Obama’s father, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and then held by authorities due to an outstanding deportation last month.
Minnesota has the third lowest number of residents lacking health insurance coverage, according to a survey by Gallup. The state ranks below Massachusetts and Vermont, two New England states that have instituted universal health care insurance programs. According to the survey, 9.4 percent of Minnesotans lack health insurance.
Onyango Obama, half-brother to President Barack Obama’s father, was arrested last week in Massachusetts on suspicion of drunken driving. He is now being held without bail by federal immigration officials because, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), he had a prior deportation order at the time of his More…
In a sign that Republican-led attacks on public unions’ collective bargaining rights may be reaching a tipping point on their way to widespread application, the Massachusetts House of Representatives Tuesday night passed Amendment 749 to its 2012 budget. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Brian (D-Essex), is said by its More…
A three-year-old state-funded website in Massachusetts that provides youth-tailored information on sex and reproductive health has fueled recent outrage among anti-abortion rights groups in the state and nationwide, who claim the site promotes misinformation on abortion.
The site has gone largely unnoticed since its inception, but now — More…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it has found radioactive iodine in rainwater water in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts at levels higher that those considered safe in drinking water.
Jeff McMahon blogs for Forbes:
“It is important to note that the corresponding MCL for iodine-131 was calculated based
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