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Three constitutional officers who each opposed marijuana legalization are now defending the newly-legal pot industry and pushing back against U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling, whose statements have sewn anxiety and uncertainty in the fledgling industry.

There are currently 27 ratified amendments to our U.S. Constitution, of which the first ten are known as the Bill of Rights. About 8 years ago there was a bit of internet based politicking about proposing a constitutional amendment that would seek to require that laws apply equally to U...

Providence officials announced that they will be suspending the open-container laws for certain areas downtown and on Federal Hill starting today.

Yesterday was voting day for the primaries in Massachusetts. So Democrats Bill Clinton and staunch Clinton supporter Mayor Jon Mitchell felt it was a perfect time for the former President of the United States to stand in front of a New Bedford polling station with limited parking and access.

The City Council's Committee on Ordinances discussed issues with unlicensed peddling for nearly an hour before deciding not to take any action on changing city ordinances just yet.

A defiant Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, refused a judge's offer not to interfere with issuing marriage licenses to all couples, choosing instead to go to jail for contempt. Does she really believe she's above our nation's civil laws...

The New Bedford City Council passed two motions during Thursday night's meeting addressing the long-standing issue of illegal peddlers on city streets.

Massachusetts' minimum wage got a bump from $8 to $9 per hour — the first increase since 2008 — starting New Year's Day. It's part of an effort designed to ensure all workers are paid at least $11 an hour by 2017.

A new law signed by Democratic California  this week  will let family members ask a judge to temporarily take guns and other firearms from a relative if they appear to pose a threat. That provision of the law is a first in the country, while another, which lets law enforcement go directly to a judge to get guns from people they believe to be a danger, is already legal in Connecticut, Indiana and T

Rhode Island House members are passing along a bill to the State Senate and Governor that would require the state to submit health records of severely mentally ill people to the NICS, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.