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Massachusetts considering universal, free community college

A plan to create a tuition-free, universal community college for all Massachusetts residents was up for debate Tuesday as the state Senate begins deliberating a $57.9 billion budget for the new fiscal year. . Supporters, including Democratic Senate President Karen Spilka, argue that the plan, dubbed MassEducate, aims to grow the state’s workforce while expanding […]

Massachusetts houses children with sex offenders: Report

A homeless illegal immigrant family with children was housed in a Massachusetts shelter that also housed or employed registered sex offenders, according to recent reports. boston globe investigation. The state-run emergency shelter system used at least five hotels and dormitories to house and employ registered sex offenders, the media reported. It was claimed that families, […]

Massachusetts has highest percentage of independents despite heavy Democratic lean

Of all 50 states, one surprisingly far surpasses the others in the percentage of registered independent voters: Massachusetts.  In Massachusetts, a typically Democratic-leaning state, 62% of all registered voters are independents as of November 2023, outnumbering both major political parties. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 3-1 ratio; nearly 30% of voters are registered Democrats […]

Billionaire Robert Hale Jr. Gifts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Graduates $1,000 Each

The billionaire commencement speaker at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth surprisingly gifted every graduate with $1,000 and added an extra lesson to boot. After Granite Telecommunications founder and CEO Robert Hale Jr. received the President’s Medal at Dartmouth College in Massachusetts for his “incredible philanthropy,” he and his wife Karen’s greatest joy in life is […]

Massachusetts placed migrant children to live among registered sex offenders

Massachusetts authorities were housing immigrant children among registered sex offenders, a Boston Globe investigation has revealed. according to Boston Globe coverageThe newspaper’s investigation suggested the state failed to vet hotels in the state before letting immigrant families live among the alleged looters. “For the last month, the state Department of Housing and Communities, which oversees […]

Massachusetts to convert prison into shelter for illegal aliens

Massachusetts plans to turn shuttered prisons into emergency “safety net” locations for undocumented immigrants, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey’s office confirmed. WCVB Saturday. The Bay State Correctional Center in Norfolk was decommissioned in 2015, but will soon serve as temporary housing for about 140 local homeless and undocumented immigrant families living in Massachusetts, the only state […]