elizabeth warren

ShotSpotter fires back at Warren, Markey, Pressley for their critical letter with ‘false and misleading assertions’

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ShotSpotter fires back at Warren, Markey, Pressley for their critical letter with ‘false and misleading assertions’

ShotSpotter is firing back at Bay State elected officials who are pushing for a federal probe of the gunshot detection tech company, as the firm’s CEO said the politicians were spreading “numerous recycled falsehoods and misleading assertions.” The head of SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, wrote a letter this week to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. … Read more

Massachusetts Democrats skewer Donald Trump at party convention

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Massachusetts Democrats skewer Donald Trump at party convention

WORCESTER — Local Democrats attempted to skewer former President Donald Trump at their party convention Saturday, only days after his felony conviction, and sought to cast the 2024 presidential election as a fight for the future of democracy in the United States. Trump, who was twice impeached during his presidency and faces a litany of … Read more

Dobbs ‘is not an end point:’ Abortion advocates detail state of reproductive health in Massachusetts, future threats

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Dobbs ‘is not an end point:’ Abortion advocates detail state of reproductive health in Massachusetts, future threats

While Massachusetts is still adapting to the fall of Roe v. Wade, more threats are coming down the pipeline, abortion advocates warned in a Senate hearing Wednesday. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the … Read more

Amid pushback, Boston Mayor Wu backs police use of ShotSpotter technology

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Amid pushback, Boston Mayor Wu backs police use of ShotSpotter technology

Amid pushback from her progressive counterparts, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu strongly backed the police department’s plans to continue using ShotSpotter, technology she said has led to “countless instances” of lives being saved in the city. Batting away criticism that the gunshot detection system used in Boston for nearly 20 years is ineffective and racially biased, … Read more

John Deaton looks to ‘truly understand’ immigration in border visit

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John Deaton looks to ‘truly understand’ immigration in border visit

John Deaton, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, took a long flight south this week to visit the United States-Mexico border to “truly understand” the root causes of immigration issues that have sparked contentious debates in both Washington and Massachusetts. Planning for the trip to Yuma, Arizona came in the wake of Gov. Maura Healey’s decision … Read more

Elizabeth Warren slammed for wanting to ‘break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly’

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Elizabeth Warren slammed for wanting to ‘break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly’

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s not a fan of “green texts on iPhones” and that it’s “time to break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly,” but statistics show the tech giant doesn’t have exclusive control over the market. The Department of Justice announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March, accusing the California-based company of … Read more

Steward Health CEO dodges Senate hearing, Sens. Warren and Markey push measures regulating private equity in healthcare

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Steward Health CEO dodges Senate hearing, Sens. Warren and Markey push measures regulating private equity in healthcare

A chair for Steward Health CEO Ralph de la Torre was notably vacant during the Senate’s hearing on the catastrophic financial mismanagement of the company’s Massachusetts hospitals and growing precarious role of private equity in healthcare Wednesday. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more

The Mooch resurfaces, MassGOP infighting and the art of shooting

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The Mooch resurfaces, MassGOP infighting and the art of shooting

Anthony Scaramucci, the 10-day White House communications director for former President Donald Trump, threw his weight behind John Deaton, a Republican running in Massachusetts to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Scaramucci said this week he would host a fundraiser for Deaton, though the event has not been scheduled, according to Deaton’s campaign manager, Michael Gorecki, who … Read more

Elizabeth Warren wins as Amazon abandons iRobot deal, forcing 350 layoffs

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Elizabeth Warren slammed for wanting to ‘break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who urged federal regulators to kill the Amazon-iRobot merger, finally got her wish this week when Amazon abandoned the deal, forcing the layoffs of 350 workers at the Massachusetts-based robotics company. The Massachusetts senator has been noticeably silent about the collapse of the iRobot acquisition and the loss of the jobs even … Read more

Warren warns against removing Trump from the ballot, despite ‘insurrection’

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Warren warns against removing Trump from the ballot, despite ‘insurrection’

It would be better to see voters stop former President Donald Trump’s second shot at a second term through an election, than for judges or administrators to do so by removing the 45th president from the ballot, according to the Bay State’s senior U.S. Senator. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, reflecting on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent … Read more