Practice what I preach, not what I do. That’s the only takeaway message one can glean from what have now become daily televised briefings by President Trump from the White House on the coronavirus crisis. Yesterday’s briefing brought the most somber assessment yet of the toll the coronavirus will take in the US. Officials now […]
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For Trump, cameras leave no room for social distancing
Practice what I preach, not what I do. That’s the only takeaway message one can glean from what have now become daily televised briefings by President Trump from the White House on the coronavirus crisis. Yesterday’s briefing brought the most somber assessment yet of the toll the coronavirus will take in the US. Officials now […]
Posted inPolitics
Markey ‘wins’ state Dem convention
A correction has been added to this story clarifying that Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III agreed that Markey would have won the convention and Kennedy would have won the necessary support to appear on the primary ballot. ED MARKEY, with rival Joe Kennedy III’s blessing, is declaring himself the winner of the state Democratic Party’s […]
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Markey ‘wins’ state Dem convention
Ed Markey is going to win the state Democratic Party’s nomination for US Senate without even having to go to the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell and give a speech. Gus Bickford, the chairman of the party, said on Monday that he was moving to cancel the May 30 convention because of the coronavirus pandemic. With […]
Posted inEconomy
State revenue shortfall could reach $3 billion
MASSACHUSETTS IS FACING a revenue shortfall of up to $3 billion over the next 15 months, according to a new analysis by the Center for State Policy Analysis. Of that, between $500 million and $750 million of the falloff in revenue will materialize in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Evan Horowitz, executive […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge asks for list of ICE detainees for potential release
A FEDERAL JUDGE stopped short of ordering the release of federal immigration detainees being held in the Bristol County House of Correction, but he urged officials not to send new detainees there in light of concerns about transmission of the novel coronavirus in correctional facilities. US District Court Judge William Young, in a hearing conducted […]
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Keeping the faith in the coronavirus era
WHILE HEROIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS are on the front lines, putting themselves at risk as they care for patients being ravaged by the novel coronavirus, faith leaders and their congregations are playing an indispensable role providing spiritual healing and comfort, while also helping to care for the physical needs of many. The cruel irony of the […]
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Keeping the faith in coronavirus era
While heroic health care providers are on the front lines, putting themselves at risk as they care for patients being ravaged by the novel coronavirus, faith leaders and their congregations are playing an indispensable role providing spiritual healing and comfort, while also helping to care for the physical needs of many. The cruel irony of […]
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Keeping the faith in coronavirus era
While heroic health care providers are on the front lines, putting themselves at risk as they care for patients being ravaged by the novel coronavirus, faith leaders and their congregations are playing an indispensable role providing spiritual healing and comfort, while also helping to care for the physical needs of many. The cruel irony of […]
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Undocumented workers fall through the cracks
THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR reported 3.23 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week, up from 282,000 during the previous week. In Massachusetts, about 148,000 filed an initial claim for unemployment insurance in that same period. But in the rush for help, one group — undocumented workers — is largely left out. Hidden in plain […]