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Short staffed: Police departments deal with ‘crisis’ among rank and file

The biggest missing persons mysteries facing police departments in Massachusetts and across the nation have to do with their own officers. Staffing shortages have reached “crisis levels,” taxing departments and driving up overtime budgets. Joe Gamaldi, a Houston, Texas police sergeant and national vice president for the Fraternal Order of Police, said the United States […]

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Massachusetts Democratic leaders push for gun control at state, national levels

Democratic leaders in Washington and here in Massachusetts will get to work on Wednesday pressing for stricter gun control measures. One day after a gunman killed six people, including three children, at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, President Joe Biden told reporters, he’s already pushed the limits of his authority. “I have gone the full extent of […]

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‘His Excellency’ Maura Healey? Massachusetts Constitution has no words for women

Keller at Large Conservatives can’t stand her and liberals say she’s not left enough, but that’s not stopping U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren from running for a third term in office. WBZ political analyst Jon Keller writes that the Senate’s foremost consumer advocate has local approval languishing in the low 40s. MASSterList Today’s News If you read […]

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Massachusetts, Maine lobstermen sue California conservationists for defamation

Much like a lobster roll, revenge is a dish best served cold. Ocean conservationists, however, would like to see the summertime staple come off menus altogether, a move that’s prompted lobstermen in Maine and Massachusetts to serve up a dish of their own. Commercial lobstermen in both states have filed separate lawsuits claiming defamation and seeking […]