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Peace protestors hope to put L3 Harris on trial
Activists arrested for occupying the defense contractor’s lobby are hoping a local judge will recognize the necessity of their action to stop arms transfers to Israel.
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Criminalizing dissent: Trump directive applies to some state, local police in Mass.
A federal directive orders state and local police that partner with the FBI to use common opinions as evidence of terrorist intent.
Mass. spent a record amount of opioid settlement funds last year. But on what?
BINJ examined an unpublished remediation fund report, which revealed spending on services, equity grants, and millions unaccounted for.
Experts warn federal healthcare cuts will have dire local consequences
At a panel hosted at UMass last week, healthcare executives and state officials offered bleak projections and ideas for patching widening gaps in coverage.
Election: mixed results for candidates running on increased school funding
In Northampton, Amherst, and Greenfield, increasing public education budgets became a central issue in Tuesday’s elections — but not all candidates who ran on it saw success.
Northampton candidates raised over $100,000 for municipal election
With over a dozen City Council candidates and a new political action committee, Northamptonites have spent big on municipal races this year.
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