AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoReproductive Rights: The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill removing the state’s 24-week abortion limit and allowing abortions up to birth based on a doctor’s “professional judgment,” sending it to Gov. Maura Healey for signature. Public Safety & Health: Duxbury’s PFAS cleanup plan could more than double average water bills from about $379 in 2025 to roughly $823 by 2028, while Tewksbury’s Board of Health advanced a draft kratom ban to a public hearing. State Politics: Wrong-way driving deaths remain a focus after lawmakers passed a new law aimed at curbing the growing toll. Courts & Crime: A Massachusetts State Police trooper lost his badge after using a contractor’s excavator as debt collateral, and an Everett man faces kidnapping and rape charges tied to a door-to-door phone sales job. Local Life: Pittsfield’s Little League run ended in the elimination semifinal against Bridgewater, and the Pan Mass Challenge kicked off with thousands of riders heading out from Wellesley and Worcester. Workforce & Housing: Half of Massachusetts nursing homes are understaffed, and Waltham’s City Council is set to vote Monday on whether to override a mayoral veto that would allow up to 1,200 homes on vacant office land.
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