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With overdose deaths at a record high, Massachusetts is funding an overdose prevention hotline. People using drugs call a toll-free number. Staff monitor them and notify emergency responders if they stop responding.
Regional News
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Adam Frenier/NEPMLawmakers in Washington, D.C., have yet to agree to a spending plan ahead of the Sept. 30 end of the federal fiscal year, and inaction by then could trigger a shutdown that would halt spending by many agencies. -
Elizabeth Román/NEPMMuchos empleadores utilizan verificaciones de antecedentes, conocidas como CORI, antes de ofrecerle a alguien un trabajo. Y en los informes no sólo aparecen condenas, sino también casos que fueron despedidos.
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Joshua Qualls/Governor's Press OfficeGov. Maura Healey reflects on the work of the Council on Latino Empowerment, a language accessibility order she recently signed and how migrant farmworkers boost Massachusetts' economy.
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Sam Doran/State House News ServiceThe final deal caps off more than a year and a half of debate and takes aim at two issues: the increasingly unaffordable cost of living here, and a growing fear that Massachusetts is not competitive enough to attract the businesses and workers its economy needs.
Election 2023
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Adam Frenier/NEPMThree candidates for mayor in Pittsfield, Berkshire County's biggest community, competed in a preliminary election Tuesday.
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Tara Monastesse/NEPMIn September and October, the region has three preliminary elections for mayor. In the November general election, there are seven contested mayoral races.
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CISA preps us for Climate Change and Farming week, Rep. Jim McGovern also laments climate change as we review the terrible weather incidents in his district this week, and UK Rockers Modern English join us in studio before they head to Greenfield and rock us all at Hawks & Reed this Saturday.
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Elizabeth Román/NEPMLa agencia ahora tiene más de 100 empleados y un presupuesto operativo de casi $13 millones. También hay planes para un nuevo centro comunitario, el Barbara Rivera Family & Community Center en Chestnut Street.
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Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News CollaborativeHace un año, 49 inmigrantes llegaron inesperadamente a Martha’s Vineyard, una comunidad isleña adinerada cerca de la costa de Massachusetts.
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