While sports fans in New York have gotten used to placing sports wagers this year, Massachusetts has remained one of the last Northeast states without legal sports betting. But that is likely to change soon, after lawmakers hammered out a compromise bill in the late hours of the legislative session. That was just one of the bills that took shape in a flurry of last-minute deals on Beacon Hill. A lead negotiator was Longmeadow State Senator and Democratic lieutenant governor hopeful Eric Lesser.
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Newburgh Mayor Torrance Harvey recently spoke at the White House’s National Water Summit. The second-term Democrat spoke on a panel about the city’s efforts...
Halfway through 2021, Albany has recorded nine shooting deaths, including some in broad daylight — leading officials to plead repeatedly for an end to...