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Massachusetts top political stories from 2023 run the gamut

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Gov. Maura Healey knew coming into office at the start of 2023 that Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system was already experiencing issues as more people sought refuge in state-funded temporary housing. But an influx of migrants fleeing unstable home conditions and rising housing costs hurting vulnerable residents already here pushed the shelter network to the brink, … Read more

More January closures coming to Green Line Extension

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Maintenance work to widen tracks on the Green Line Extension will not be completed until at least late January and will require several more stretches of disruption to riders. MBTA officials announced that service on the entire 4.4-mile extension will be suspended for the weekends of Jan. 6-7 and Jan. 20-21, plus another 11 evenings … Read more