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In an executive order signed Tuesday, President Trump took aim at Vermont and other state climate laws he says are impeding his federal agenda to promote domestic fossil fuel production. -
Western Massachusetts travel and tourism is expected to feel the impact of sweeping federal tariffs, if and when they're reinstated. After President Trump insisted he would hold the line with the tariffs, many big hikes were paused Wednesday afternoon for 90 days. -
黑料吃瓜网 Democratic legislators are calling for bipartisan support in Hartford to condemn the Trump administration鈥檚 policies. They gathered at the state Capitol in Hartford to speak out against what State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox says is a threat to the functioning of an independent judiciary system. -
Granite State Landfill LLC is suing the state鈥檚 Department of Environmental Services over their decision to deny a permit. Regulators said the permit application was incomplete for more than a year. -
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said in a press release that this particular health center, which is currently open just two days a week, has faced significant challenges since the pandemic. -
The visas of four more international students who attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been revoked, according to school officials, bringing the total to 10 since last week. -
State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D-Bridgeport), a constitutional law professor at Quinnipiac University, said the administration鈥檚 actions 鈥� like deporting people without a hearing 鈥� are illegal. However, state Republican Chairman Ben Proto told WSHU on Friday that he thought the rule of law was 鈥渨holly intact.鈥� -
Shaheen & Gordon joined an amicus brief that includes more than 500 law firms who contend Trump鈥檚 recent executive orders against prominent firms with Democratic ties are a blow to the rule of law. -
A Dartmouth spokesperson said the federal government did not notify the school about the changes. -
Though there aren鈥檛 clear numbers about the abundance of either fish, fishermen have urged the state regulators to set precautionary limits to prevent the stocks from getting depleted. It鈥檚 somewhat unusual; often, the fishing community pushes back against new regulations. -
More than 2,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported each year in 黑料吃瓜网. Tick-borne diseases have become more prevalent in recent years because the bugs prefer warmer weather, and temperatures are rising. -
The town clerk in Winchester is accused of knowingly completing a marriage license that listed a groom who had been dead for several weeks 鈥� at the request of the bride.
