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Former State Sen. Tran is indicted again, this time for unemployment fraud
All I can say is... Why is Trump still out there and not in a Jail Cell? Political Criminals Deserve No Special Privileges. We don't
End Days For Another Republican Politician, Scammer and Crook
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Former State Sen. Tran is indicted again, this time for unemployment fraud | WBUR News
Tran was arrested and charged in federal court with allegedly collecting fraudulent unemployment benefits and failing to disclose the to the IRS.Chris Lisiniski, State House News Service (WBUR)
Sticker shock: MBTA says nearly $25 billion needed to repair aging system
That cost includes only repairs and not any upgrades to the system
Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton also issued a statement Thursday calling the T's announcement "the honest assessment we've been waiting for." He added that "$24.5 billion is a big number, but it’s not shocking given the accumulation of decades of under-investment."
Massachusetts MBTA Is In Serious Trouble
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Sticker shock: MBTA says nearly $25 billion needed to repair aging system
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says it will cost $24.5 billion to repair the systems' many problems, according to an internal analysis released…Marc Fortier (NBC10 Boston)
Next up, this #SwampSunday, a #Disabled woman is recovering after being rescued from a #Massachusetts swamp in #BorderlandStatePark. She was trapped in mud for over a week and is presently recovering in hospital.
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Emma Tetewsky's parents say it's 'miraculous' she's alive after being stuck in mud 3 days
Emma Tetewsky is slowly recovering and is expected to be okay after she was stuck in the mud in a state park for at least three days.Paul Burton (CBS Boston)
"Your liver or your liberty? Choose one.
A #Massachusetts bill — sponsored by Democrats — proposes allowing incarcerated people to donate organs in exchange for shortened sentences.
Donate bone marrow or an organ or two, says HD 3822, and the Department of Correction will cut 60 to 365 days off your sentence."
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/19/organ-donor-ethics-prison-massachusetts/
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No, Trading Flesh for Prison Time Is Not “Bodily Autonomy”
A Massachusetts bill — sponsored by Democrats — proposes allowing incarcerated people to donate organs in exchange for shortened sentences.Judith Levine (The Intercept)
Mass. Prisoners Could Choose Between Freedom And Their Organs
The legislation, HD 3822, states, “The Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Program shall allow eligible incarcerated individuals to gain not less than 60 and not more than 365 day reduction in the length of their committed sentence in [prison], on the condition that the incarcerated individual has donated bone marrow or organ(s).”Unethical Law Proposed In MA Regarding Organ Transplants
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Mass. Prisoners Could Choose Between Freedom And Their Organs
A new bill would allow prisoners to get time off their sentence if they donate their organs or bone marrow.Matthew Cunningham-Cook (The Lever)