Massachusetts
Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right-to-Repair Ballot Initiative
The 75-25 percent margin on "Question 1," which ensures independent repair shops can continue to work on cars, suggests we overwhelmingly want to be able to fix their things.
Auto Industry Has Spent $25 Million Lobbying Against Right to Repair Ballot Measure
Car manufacturers are vehemently fighting legislation that would ensure independent repair companies could continue to work on your car.
5 Cops Suspended for Allegedly Covering Up Assault of Black Men Are Coming Back to Work
The Springfield, Massachusetts, PD is dealing with staffing shortages partly due to officers out sick with coronavirus.
Alabama and Massachusetts Are Handing the Addresses of People With Coronavirus Over to Police
Privacy advocates say it won't protect first responders and it exposes the sick to privacy violations.
The Sanders Campaign Is Mobilizing the DIY Scene to Turn Out New Voters
Massachusetts' Berniepalooza tapped Worcester's DIY scene to mobilize support in one of the most economically marginalized areas of the state.
Bernie Has a Plan to Knock Elizabeth Warren Out of the Race
Warren faces the real risk of losing Massachusetts to Sanders.
Chipotle Fined $1.3 Million Over Child Labor Law Violations in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office found that the chain committed more than 13,000 child labor violations between 2015 and 2019.
Indie Abortion Clinics Can’t Be Replaced, but They’re Dying Out
Abortion clinics that aren't connected to large national organizations like Planned Parenthood provide more than half of all abortions.
Workers Chase Man Who Stole $10K Worth of Live Lobsters in Most Boston Situation Ever
The situation couldn't have been more Boston unless it included Ben Affleck, a chowder-stained Big Papi jersey, and that one Dropkick Murphys song.
These Climate Protesters Tried to Stop a Coal Train in Its Tracks. It Almost Ran Them Down.
The conductor was unable — or unwilling — to stop.
Exxon Is Getting Sued for a Ton of Money for Saying Fossil Fuels Are Good for the Planet
Massachusetts just filed a second major lawsuit against the oil giant.
A Running List of U.S. Cities and States Where Vapes Are Banned
Politicians are panicked in a state near you.