Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order Riley Jane English, of Massachusetts, detained without bond while she awaits trial.
A man who lived in South Deerfield was arrested on Monday in Washington, D.C. after police say he was threatening to kill some of Trump’s cabinet members. Ryan Michael “Reily” English, 24, allegedly drove from Massachusetts to Washington,
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the pairs title at the 1994 world championships and competed at the Winter Olympics twice, were aboard the plane, officials said.
By Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge had put the order on a brief stay while challenges to the administration work their way through the courts. But the controversy was far from over.
State officials said former Gov. Charlie Baker's administration used federal funds to pay jobless claims when it should have used state money.
The order, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, "must temporarily pause" all federal loans or grants, according to the memo issued by OMB Acting Director Matthew Vaeth. It specifically named "financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal."
Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) said she supports “apprehension of criminals in our communities" when asked about recent ICE arrests in her state.
President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than a day after Massachusetts and other states sued and a federal judge intervened.
JUST VOTE NO — Democratic governors, including Gov. Maura Healey, gathered last night for a call with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
For the first time since 2017, the U.S. Department of Education announced that students in Massachusetts ranked number one, among other states, on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Federal aid is a major source of revenue for states. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, federal grants represented 36.4% of total revenue for state governments in fiscal year 2022.