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Should distribution of gaming revenues be changed to help fund Mass. state budget?
BOSTON — Several state accounts supported by gaming revenue and designed to combat the public health and economic impacts of gambling may be in jeopardy under budget proposals from the Governor’s Office and the state House of Representatives. The House passed a $58 billion budget for fiscal 2025...
Half of recent calls to state’s gambling helpline were for help placing mobile sports bets, new report shows
Of the 2,069 calls since sports betting was legalized, 1,043 were callers “looking for technical support for their sports wagering mobile applications and platforms.”. The legalization of sports betting in Massachusetts last year coincided with a spike in calls to the state’s gambling helpline, but nearly a third of callers were asking for tech help with their mobile sports platforms, a new report shows.
Uxbridge schools face funding trouble after budget miscommunication
UXBRIDGE, Mass. - Voters in Uxbridge have decided not to approve Uxbridge Public Schools’ fiscal year 2025 budget, and the district’s superintendent claims they weren’t given the proper facts before casting their ballots. Michael Baldassarre said residents took the vote after receiving incorrect information of the consequences,...
The 20th anniversary of gay marriage is on May 17. How far have LGBTQ+ rights come since?
Twenty years ago, on May 17, 2004, a groundbreaking event happened as Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. For Andrew Pollack and his partner Jeff Schmalz, it was finally an opportunity to get married. "It was really a celebration not only of our wedding, but of the institution that was now available, along with all the hundreds of civil rights and privileges and economic benefits that go along with it,” said...
Tick-borne Powassan virus reported in Massachusetts
SHARON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Town of Sharon alerted residents that a resident contracted the tick-born Powassan virus in April. The town said that cases of the virus have increased in recent years, and while most people never feel ill, some people suffer from meningitis or encephalitis. Symptoms can...
Massachusetts family faces teen's killer at parole hearing for first time since his 1994 conviction
GROVELAND, Mass. — Thirty years after the brutal beating death of a Massachusetts teenager, her killer argued Thursday that he should be allowed out of prison during an emotional hearing. Richard Baldwin was convicted in 1994 of murdering Beth Brodie, a 15-year-old cheerleader from Groveland. Baldwin was 16 when...
How Mass. cities and towns are being reimbursed for hosting emergency shelters
The state has reimbursed municipalities and school districts nearly $28 million for impacts associated with hosting emergency assistance shelters, according to the latest data provided by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. In January, a report from the Healey administration showed homeless families — both newly arrived migrants...
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