Courts
BREAKING: Judge discharges jury after declaring mistrial in Lindsay Clancy caseA Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case Friday after a 12-person jury failed to reach a verdict. The former labor and delivery nurse was… Read More
Courts
Massachusetts’ top dog climate regulator under fire over ‘missed’ records(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Massachusetts’ top environmental regulator is taking heat after it “missed” records it had been asked to hand over in a records request. The… Read More
Courts
Clinton judge spares Massachusetts’ ban on 18-year-olds owning guns(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge in Massachusetts allowed the state’s restrictions on gun ownership by adults under the age of 21 to stand Friday. Multiple… Read More
Courts
Trump asks supreme court to fast-track fight over mail-in ballot order(The Daily Signal) – Solicitor General John Sauer asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to expedite review of a court order blocking President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot policy. In… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts gov slammed for signing bill that allows abortion up to birthMassachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is facing national backlash after signing a law that lets a single physician approve an abortion at any point during pregnancy – and for… Read More
Politics
Massachusetts Democrat apologizes for remarks on transgender athletesU.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, made headlines in 2024 when he said he didn’t want his daughters playing against biological males. Now he has apologized for those remarks. Read More
Public Education
EXCLUSIVE: Defending Education sounds alarm over school district promoting ‘transgender care’ providersA public school district in Massachusetts hosts an “LGBTQ Support” webpage that routes students and caregivers to healthcare organizations that promote “gender-affirming” medical services. Framingham Public Schools’ (FPS)… Read More
Government
Massachusetts House passes abortion-until-birth legislationThe Massachusetts House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow an abortionist to approve an abortion at any point during pregnancy. The Democrat-controlled House passed House… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Vermont spotlight the fighting spirit of the Northeast(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) While several… Read More
Courts
Federal lawsuits target Rhode Island, Massachusetts over in-state tuition for illegal immigrantsThe U.S. Department of Justice sued Rhode Island and Massachusetts this week over state laws that allow some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Read More
Public Education
Students with disabilities get short shrift in Massachusetts schools, commentary arguesDespite Massachusetts’ reputation as a leader in public schools, students with special needs are failing to get the comprehensive education they are promised by law, a recent analyst concluded. Read More
Public Education
Wealthy Massachusetts school district to have gender-neutral bathrooms in new schoolOfficials in a well-to-do Massachusetts school district plan to include large numbers of gender-neutral bathrooms in a new high school expected to cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion. Read More
Public Education
Boston schools celebrate higher graduation rates amid change in requirementsBoston Public Schools is touting its highest-ever four-year graduation rate at 81.3% in 2025, even as the class was not required to meet a previous statewide testing standard to… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
More than 30 schools cut ties with race-based program after fed crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) – At least 31 universities are severing their partnerships with an organization that the Trump administration has accused of illegal racial discrimination in Ph.D. programs. Read More
Culture
Massachusetts hospital system to stop giving sex change drugs to minors, but will still ‘affirm’ gender identities via counselingA major Massachusetts hospital system has announced it will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to patients under 18. Baystate Health, which has four hospitals in western… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts mom speaks out after transgender track runner keeps daughter from advancingA mother is calling for changes to Massachusetts school sports rules after she says a male transgender athlete displaced her daughter at a girls’ indoor track … Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school staffer describes ‘extreme violent behaviors’ after superintendent downplays classroom incidentsClassroom violence is escalating inside one Massachusetts district while administrators are ignoring or downplaying its scope, a staffer argued at a recent school committee meeting. “In my five-and-a-half years thus far working as an ed assistant in the… Read More
Gender Identity
Massachusetts walks back requirement of foster parents to affirm gender identity(The Heartlander)–Massachusetts officials have retreated from a foster care licensing rule blocking some Christian families from serving as foster parents after federal regulators warned the policy raised constitutional concerns. Read More
Government
In a win for Christian families, Massachusetts walks back requirement of foster parents to affirm gender identityMassachusetts officials have retreated from a foster care licensing rule blocking some Christian families from serving as foster parents after federal regulators warned the policy raised constitutional concerns. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts school district looking for LGBT, ‘anti-racist’ advocate for math teacher positionThe third-largest city in Massachusetts is seeking a middle school special education math teacher, and the job posting lists ideological activism as a preferred qualification. The Springfield Public Schools listing,… Read More