New England Public Radio News

02/01/2013
New England Pub...

It appears a grand compromise on immigration reform will take effect, as a  bi-partisan plan in Congress seems likely to gain traction.

01/31/2013
Henry Epp

A report released Wednesday by a committee at Amherst College gives recommendations for administrative and cultural changes to better respond to sexual assault.

01/30/2013
Fred Bever

Governor Deval Patrick’s appointment of his former chief of staff as interim U-S Senator is being seen as a pick that will ensure unity between Beacon Hill and the Bay State’s Capitol Hill delegati

01/30/2013
Fred Bever

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed his former chief of staff today to serve as interim US Senator, with John Kerry leaving the seat to become Secretary of State <br ><br &

01/30/2013
Henry Epp

The Worcester City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday limiting so-called "aggressive panhandling." The law officially went into effect Wednesday.

01/30/2013
Kari Njiiri

The redevelopment of Springfield's historic Union Station is getting another shot of state money to move the project forward.

01/29/2013
Leanna First-Arai

Researchers and industry professionals met at the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus today to discuss how counterfeit electronics pose silent threats to transportation, communication and nat

01/29/2013
Henry Epp

A group of Massachusetts lawyers will hold a demonstration at the state house Wednesday calling on legislators to pass increased funding for civil legal aid programs.

01/29/2013
Jeremy Goodwin

New construction work means motorists on one of the westernmost portions of the Mass Turnpike will start experiencing regular midday delays beginning Tuesday. 

01/28/2013
Henry Epp

Governor Deval Patrick's Massachusetts budget proposal released last week is expected to be hotly debated.

01/28/2013
Leanna First-Arai

Today's afternoon flurry is turning into snow and sleet  -- and could amount to about an inch of accumulation when it stops at around four in the morning.

01/28/2013
Kari Njiiri

Springfield Massachusetts officials have postponed making a decision about which of two casino resort proposals the city will enter into an agreement with.  The announcement was initially sche

01/25/2013
New England Pub...

The end of some print journalism outlets has commentator Robert Chipkin mourning what could have been.

01/25/2013
New England Pub...

Reactions are still coming in on Governor Patrick's ambitious 2014 Budget Proposal for Massachusetts, also how the most insured state in the nation still has free clinics for the uninsured, and com

01/24/2013
Leanna First-Arai

Three years after the historic Supreme Court decision known as "Citizens United" transformed the first amendment, Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern is introducing two constitutional ammendment

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