• Tax education shouldn’t end with Tax Day

    April means Tax Day, a yearly reminder that most people don’t like our tax code. As a recent Tax Foundation poll found, people don’t understand it either. With a looming tax battle on Capitol Hill, the need for tax policy education has never been higher. We shouldn’t let tax education end with Tax Day. ​ The public […]

  • Tyngsboro concerned about lagging state aid

    TYNGSBORO — State revenue collections for March were slightly more than $4 billion, $182 million above March 2023, State Sen. Ed Kennedy (D-Lowell) told town officials recently. However, those who attended the April 9 tri-board meeting had little else to cheer about.

  • State extends key financial aid deadline

    Massachusetts students will get another two months to secure guaranteed financial aid for higher education through the state’s largest program.

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    Protesters rally at state capitol to end experimentation on dogs

    Dogs and dog owners rallied on the steps of the capitol today to support a bill that will end experimenting on dogs.

  • To End AIDS, We Must Reclaim Our Unyielding Pursuit Of Equity

    As HIV practitioners gather this week in Yaoundé for AFRAVIH, the largest international Francophone conference on HIV/AIDS, and a few months before the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, the Vice-Chair of the Global Fund Board urges renewed focus on promoting equity in the fight against HIV particularly for groups that continue to suffer a […]

  • Ending Unfettered Military Aid to Israel and Restoring UNRWA Funding

    Remarks before the US Senate. M. President, The Senate will soon vote on a $95 billion supplemental spending package. $95 billion. That’s a lot of money – especially at a time when many Americans are unable to afford their rent or pay their mortgages, pay their bills, afford healthcare, are struggling with student debt or More

  • State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring project

    It’s the first time the state has tested the whole river in one year. Usually, regulators section out one stretch each year to monitor.

  • 5 thoughts on Michigan State football's end-of-spring scrimmage

    The helmets and shoulder pads are going back into storage for a while. The

  • FAAC shares N1.1trn revenue to FG, States, LGs

    The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared a total sum of N1.123 trillion March 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the three tiers of government after its April meeting in Abuja.

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • A Taxing Timeat Tax Time

    Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...

  • NBA playoffs 2024 -- Is this the end for the Golden State Warriors? - ESPN

    Missing the playoffs is not where old and expensive Golden State expected to be two years after a rousing NBA title run. The front office will fight that slow drift to the end.