Shelter and humanitarian support are being offered for about 50 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard last week in what critics call a political stunt by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Governor Charlie Baker activated 125 members of the Massachusetts National Guard as part of the state’s emergency response plan. DeSantis’ maneuver is part of a larger move by Republican critics of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies hoping to target so-called sanctuary states. Locals have largely reacted with open arms. For analysis, we speak with Elora Mukherjee of Columbia Law School, where she runs the immigrants’ rights clinic.
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As the war in Israel continues, Sullivan County’s new Public Safety Commissioner has just returned from a volunteer deployment there. Scott Schulte was working...
We meet Steve Kerrigan, the new head of the Massachusetts Democratic Party — which holds every important office in the state.