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It appears Democrat Chris Hendricks will be the new State Representative from the 11th Bristol District. At a time when the political landscape is changing at the speed of light, Hendricks will have a lot to prove in a short amount of time. For years, folks in these parts have complained about their representation on Beacon Hill, but have had little recourse because deeply entrenched politicians h

A small, yet significant political upset has taken place in the 11th Bristol District.

PAACA in New Bedford is receiving a boost from the state in its efforts to help those recovering from drug addiction.

Rep. Antonio Cabral penned a letter to Gov. Baker, signed by other members of the SouthCoast delegation, asking for a representative of the area be part of the governor's new transportation committee.

The time has come for a good old fashioned House cleaning...and a Senate cleaning too! The members of the New Bedford Legislative Delegation have been around too long and have proven to be largely ineffective.  It's time for change...

How about those Baystate lawmakers. They waited until after the deadline for people to declare their candidacy for State Representative and State Senator to debate and vote on a transgender equal protection, anti discrimination bill. The governor says he'll sign the House version of the bill into law...

As debate continues over Eversource's plan to expand its LNG storage facility in Acushnet, State Representative Robert Koczera is asking for extended deadline on the public comment period.

The Massachusetts House voted this week to reject an amendment to the FY17 budget that would have denied local aid to sanctuary cities.  The vote was strictly along party lines with New Bedford Democrats Robert Kozcera and Tony Cabral voting against the amendment...

Ward Three City Councilor Henry Bousquet has been unable to collect his $21,000 municipal salary since April 2014, and now state legislators are looking to help out. A State Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest law prohibits Bousquet from collecting both the City Council salary and his $79,000 salary earned as a culinary instructor at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech...

State Representative Robert Koczera of New Bedford believes the one size fits all approach to English Language Learners doesn't work and he'd like to see a more flexible approach that would provide more options for local school districts.