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.
As the nation approaches the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark abortion rights ruling Roe v. Wade, a new coalition...
We feature a special in-depth report on allegations of sexual misconduct and lax oversight at a boarding school in Western Massachusetts.
We speak with Mass. Rep. Richard Neal, a Democrat from the 1st district and the ranking member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.