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Mitchell On Furloughs
Mitchell On Furloughs
Mitchell On Furloughs
The City of New Bedford will have to begin making payments to certain former and current municipal employees after it was announced on Tuesday that the Supreme Judicial Court had declined to hear an appeal regarding a 2009 Executive Order that called for half days on Fridays at many city offices, an action later declared an unfair labor practice by the Commonwealth Employee Relations Board. Read M
Murder Conviction Overturned
Murder Conviction Overturned
Murder Conviction Overturned
The state's highest court has overturned a first degree murder conviction against a New Bedford man. Jonathon Niemic was found guilty in 2012 in the fatal stabbing of Michael Correia of Fairhaven outside a soup kitchen on Purchase Street in October, 2010...
First Casino License
First Casino License
First Casino License
MGM will be named Massachusetts' first casino operator but won't have to immediately pay millions of dollars in state fees and other payments that come due under law. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission agreed in principle on Wednesday to delay the upcoming payments until a decision by the state's highest court whether to allow a voter referendum that could repeal the state's casino law on the Nov
Lifetime Parole Struck Down
Lifetime Parole Struck Down
Lifetime Parole Struck Down
The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that lifetime parole for sex offenders is unconstitutional, finding that only judges can impose new sentences on offenders who have already completed their original sentence. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday that the current law allowing the state Parole Board to impose new sentences violates the state constitution...