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Federal judge strikes down Trump fees on skilled worker visas
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (71+ words) WBUR A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that the Trump administration's $100, 000 fee on employers trying to get H1-B skilled worker visas is an illegal tax. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Amanda Frost, law professor at the University of Virginia…...
Mass. should convene a Blue Ribbon Commission to develop a new model for campus safety
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (272+ words) As caps and gowns disappear and college campuses empty, academic and public leaders have an important summer job " ensuring that students return to a safer environment in the fall. The impact goes far beyond lost lives. The trauma of witnessing…...
U. S. Attorney accuses Needham parks and rec chairman of stealing $200k from little league organization
4+ day, 27+ min ago (306+ words) The chairman of the Needham Park and Recreation Commission will face a raft of criminal charges after U. S. Attorney Leah Foley's office accused him of siphoning more than $200, 000 from a local little league to his personal bank account. According to prosecutors,…...
Karen Read sues the police agencies that investigated her Boston police boyfriend's death
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (341+ words) Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, alleging misconduct and negligence in the investigation that led to her prosecution in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read's lawyers argue…...
In Campbell serial rape trial, case hinges on videos captured by the defendant
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (658+ words) A Suffolk County jury is now weighing the case of a man accused of raping at least seven women over nearly three years and filming the encounters. Prosecutors say Alvin Campbell repeatedly impersonated an Uber driver to pick up drunken…...
Mass. joins lawsuit over the Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (515+ words) New York's attorney general sued the Trump administration Tuesday over'one of its deals to end an offshore wind project. Under a deal made public in March, French company Total Energies is getting $1 billion " essentially a refund of its leases for…...
What detainees are facing in New Jersey's Delaney Hall ICE facility
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (87+ words) WBUR Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, N. J. , said on Tuesday that he's planning to lift a curfew that has been imposed around Delaney Hall after a series of intense clashes over conditions inside the immigration detention center. Here & Now's Robin Young…...
After Trump's DOJ dropped some police reforms, Louisville stepped in. How's it going, 1 year later?
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (106+ words) It's been one year since Louisville, Ky. , promised to reform its police department with or without help from the federal government. Last year, the Trump administration walked away from a consent decree that mandated changes in how police officers use…...
Domestic violence-related manslaughter or murder cases jumped in 2024 to five-year high
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (232+ words) Domestic violence-related manslaughter and murder cases in Massachusetts increased nearly 20% in 2024, rising to the highest number in at least five years, according to the latest report from a team of state officials. There were 26, 297 domestic violence offenses reported to Massachusetts…...
Mass inspector general calls out sheriffs' 'wild west' spending in report
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (416+ words) Spending by Massachusetts sheriffs is "a bit like the wild west," according to the state's Office of the Inspector General, which issued a report on state sheriff spending Monday. The 190-page report called the sheriffs' budgeting process "chaotic" and it…...