Shannon O'Brien

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

Suspended pot boss O’Brien wants ‘fair hearing’ after suspension

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Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg was inextricably involved in the personnel matters of the state’s cannabis commission despite Beacon Hill lawmakers intending the board to be independent, lawyers for suspended pot boss Shannon O’Brien said. O’Brien’s lawyers used that argument in a Suffolk Superior courtroom as they pushed for a hearing to determine O’Brien’s fate to … Read more