The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) last weekend endorsed Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. The major labor support comes at a key moment in the primary race and builds on Sen. Markey’s overwhelming existing support among unions,…
Author: Journal Staff
Earn Credit for Life Experience Through NERPLAC
Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you to consider returning to college to change careers or add new skills? If you are looking to save time and money in doing so, consider if you may be eligible for earning credit for…
More than $1 Trillion Is Needed
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “A day late and a dollar short.” What brought that to mind this week was the announcement by the Republicans in Washington of their $1 trillion economic pandemic plan that would supplement the $3…
Schools Must Be Safe to Reopen
We will be the first to concede that we do not know what exactly must be done in order to reopen our state’s public schools safely in the face of the pandemic. However, what we do know is that a…
Lynn Residents, Community Groups Call for Emergency Housing Stability Bill
State Continues to Advance Solar Progress with Incentive Program Updates
The Baker-Polito Administration announced final updates to the Commonwealth’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program after filing emergency regulations in April. As a result of a robust stakeholder and public comment process, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) implemented revisions…
Massachusetts Logs Highest Unemployment Rate in the Nation for June
The state’s June total unemployment rate is up eight-tenths of a percentage point at 17.4 percent following a revision to the May rate of 16.6 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. It is the highest unemployment…
MS-13 Members Plead Guilty to 2018 Lynn Murder
Two members of the violent transnational criminal gang known as “La Mara Salvatrucha” or “MS-13” pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to RICO conspiracy and admitted to their participation in the July 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn.…
Pressley, Moulton Amendment to Protect International Students from Deportation Adopted
Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the successful inclusion of their amendment that would codify protections in the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for international students who recently found themselves the target of xenophobic guidance…
Still Fighting on the Front Lines: A Day in the Life of a Nurse During COVID-19
Nicole Branzell, has been a Licensed Practical nurse with All Care for the past nine years. On a typical day, she leaves her house in the morning, works an eight-hour shift, and returns home to her husband and two boys.…