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State lawmakers have given final approval to a Technology Bond bill that includes $38-million for technology upgrades in Bay State schools. Rep. Antonio Cabral of New Bedford added the school funding provision to the bill.... The money will be distributed in a grant program that will include additional funding by the Federal government...

Massachusetts officials are beaming about the latest revised job numbers compiled by the Federal Government.   Mass. Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, Greg Bialecki was a guest Thursday on WBSM's Mid-Day Live" program.  He said the job growth last year was very strong...

The 2014 count of homeless people in New Bedford is underway. A brief press conference was held on the steps of City Hall Wednesday afternoon before the count's 2pm start time. Rev. David Lima, chairman of the Homeless Service Providers Network, said over forty volunteers will conduct the count over the next 24 hours around the city...

One-hundred-dollar bills are about to get quite the colorful face-lift.

On June 7, 2013, the federal Department of Education announced its plan to 'redesign' public high schools across the nation through their High School Redesign Initiative.