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Massachusetts man wanted for rape captured in California after police chase

A Massachusetts serial rapist accused of raping two women at gunpoint 35 years ago was taken into custody after a car chase by California police officers in Los Angeles County on Thursday. A Los Angeles police source told Fox News Digital that suspect Steven Paul Gale, 71, was driving a Lincoln SUV and was attempting […]

Massachusetts man dies after rescue from New Hampshire hike by Black Hawk helicopter

A Massachusetts man was transported by Blackhawk helicopter after receiving emergency treatment while hiking in a remote area with his family. The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release that they received a call around 2:14 p.m. Tuesday about a 52-year-old man experiencing a medical emergency between two peaks on […]

Massachusetts taxpayers now on hook for after-hours bail fees, thanks to new budget

Massachusetts has taken bail reform to a new level, making law-abiding taxpayers foot the additional costs of releasing defendants from jail at night and on weekends when courts are typically closed. Since 2002, in Massachusetts, defendants seeking release outside of jail time have paid a $40 fee to have a bail commissioner or magistrate come […]

Massachusetts Senate votes to expand protections for LGBTQ parents

Massachusetts’ Democratic-controlled Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to update the state’s parentage laws, adding protections that advocates say are long overdue for LGBTQ families and children born through surrogacy and assisted reproductive techniques. The Massachusetts Parentage Bill, introduced earlier this year by Representatives Sarah K. Peake (D) and Hannah Cain (R), would change the state’s definition […]

10% of Massachusetts workforce can’t speak much English: Report

About 10% of Massachusetts’ workforce has “limited English proficiency,” according to a new report from two DEI-advocacy organizations. On Monday, MassINC, a nonprofit that promotes “inclusive” economic opportunity in Massachusetts, and the UMass Donahue Institute, which wants to “advance equity and social justice” as part of the University of Massachusetts President’s Office’s public and economic […]

Nearly half a million working-age Massachusetts residents lack English proficiency: report

A new report finds that more than 450,000 Massachusetts residents have limited English proficiency. The Boston Herald reported. The situation represents “another challenge for an economy that continues to lose many taxpayers to other states with lower taxes and costs of living.” Reports, A study released Wednesday by MassInc and UMass Donahue estimates there are […]