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Family Of Late Trulieve Worker Speaks Up To Prevent Similar Tragedies As Company Contests Findings

The family of Lorna McMurrey, who died at a licensed cannabis facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, spoke to a local NBC station on Thursday.

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All candidates for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Norfolk District complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Norfolk District — Kevin Kalkut (D) and Marcus Vaughn (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Bexar County sheriff certifies that migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard are crime victims, clearing path for special visas

The move clears a pathway for those people to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise would not have received.

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Treasury Department to investigate Florida’s use of COVID funds for migrant flights

WASHINGTON — A watchdog group with the U.S. Treasury Department plans to examine whether Florida’s state government properly used federal pandemic recovery money in connection to last month’s efforts to relocate migrants, a top official with the agency told the Massachusetts congressional delegation last week.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Ron DeSantis investigated over migrant transfer from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard

Treasury inquiring into whether Florida governor improperly used interest on Covid relief funds to transport people to Massachusetts

The Guardian - US

Treasury Department investigating Ron DeSantis political stunt involving migrant flights

The federal government is probing whether the Florida governor improperly used Covid-19 relief money

The Independent UK

Treasury Department to investigate Florida’s use of COVID funds for migrant flights

WASHINGTON — A watchdog group with the U.S. Treasury Department plans to examine whether the Florida government properly used federal pandemic recovery money in connection to last month’s efforts to relocate migrants, a top official with the agency told the Massachusetts congressional delegation last week.

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Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists

In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Three days after Christmas, she woke up gasping for air and dialed 911.

Tribune News Service

Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money

WASHINGTON — Two dozen mostly rural states are set to receive a greater share of federal research money from the recently enacted science and technology funding law as lawmakers, experts and researchers push to support talented scientists outside of major research hubs such as those in California, Massachusetts and New…

Tribune News Service

Sacred items in Massachusetts museum to be returned to Sioux

About 150 items considered sacred by the Sioux peoples that have been stored at a small Massachusetts museum for more than a century are being returned

The Independent UK

Watchdog group sues Gov. DeSantis, claims public records law was violated over migrant flights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A nonprofit government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Ron DeSantis and his staff violated the state public records law for failing to produce documents and other material it requested related to two flights relocating migrants from Texas to Massachusetts.

Orlando Sentinel

Massachusetts police officer shoots pit bull dead after it attacked him while responding to 911 call

The officer, who suffered several bite injuries, responded to the residence on Concord Road after a child mistakenly called 911

The Independent UK

Documents: Florida migrant transport planning began in July

Florida documents show officials began planning to transport migrants to other states in July and told potential contractors their task would be to relocate them on a voluntary basis

The Independent UK

Movie review: ‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry’ a satisfying, clever dramedy

In the imperfect, but clever and genuinely moving comedy-drama “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry,” a lonely bookseller finds love and fulfillment in a way that will remind readers of some of the plots of their favorite books. Set for the most part in the fictional Cape Cod-adjacent Alice Island…

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TILT Debuts Social Impact Driven Brand Black Buddha Cannabis In Massachusetts, This State Is Next

TILT Holdings Inc. (NEO: TILT) (OTCQX: TLLTF) announced on Thursday the Massachusetts launch of Black Buddha Cannabis, a Black and woman-owned and led environmentally conscious, social impact-driven cannabis wellness brand.

The Independent UK

Last of migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard to leave shelter

The Massachusetts' governor's office says the last of dozens of migrants shipped to Martha’s Vineyard last month are set to depart temporary shelter at a military base on Cape Cod for transitional housing by the end of the weekend

Daily Mirror

Dog rescues owner, 84, 'yelling for hours' trapped at base of 20ft embankment

The pensioner had been walking his dog when he slipped down the steep slope and was trapped despite shouting for hours. Thankfully his trusty pooch raised the alarm in Northampton, Massachusetts

Reuters

Alleged Brazilian people smuggler charged in Massachusetts

An alleged Brazilian people smuggler, profiled by Reuters last year, has been charged with human smuggling in the United States along with his brother and nephew, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said on Tuesday.

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Man charged with mum's murder chokes on wet toilet paper and dies in custody

Adam Howe, 34, from Massachusetts, was accused of killing 69-year-old Susan Howe and setting her body on fire at her Cape Cod front garden on September 30 at about 9.30pm

Daily Mirror

Police officer shoots dead family's pet dog after child in accidental emergency call

Police were dispatched to a family home in Wayland, Massachusetts, after a child accidentally dialled 911 and then hung up as officers were greeted and attacked by 2-year-old Labrador Blaze

Benzinga

Cannabis Employee Dies From Inhaling Cannabis Dust At Trulieve Facility, OSHA Report

The Young Jurks, a Massachusetts podcast that covers the state’s cannabis industry and politics recently raised questions about a cannabis worker’s Jan.

WEKU

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.

The Independent UK

Woman charged with setting fire at apartment that killed 4

A former tenant is heading to court to face arson and murder charges in connection with a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building that claimed the lives of four people, including a man who had sued right-wing radio host Alex Jones’ Infowars website

Daily Mirror

Airbnb opens Hocus Pocus themed cottage for Halloween stays from just £29

Nestled in the remote woods of Salem, Massachusetts, the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage from Hocus Pocus has been rebuilt close to where men and women accused of witchcraft were executed

Tribune News Service

Ramesh Ponnuru: The moral case for higher interest rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s efforts to cool down the economy are causing progressive criticism to heat up. He has been accused of wanting a “brutal” recession, trying to “throw millions of Americans out of work” and using “dangerous” rhetoric. And those are the comments of just one senator, Elizabeth…

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