New England Politics and Immigration

The current immigration enforcement surge is producing deadly violence, prolonged economic damage, and barriers to legal status.

• Fatal shootings:...

Fitchburg residents can enjoy a free meal and outdoor movie at Southdale Park on July 27, creating opportunities to meet neighbors and explore local resources in a relaxed setting. Events like this directly strengthen community ties in the area.

• Locally owned Juniper Kitchen took over 442 Central Ave and opened mid-May.
• Breakfast, brunch, and lunch menu emphasizes locally sourced,...

• Sen. Victoria Sullivan called for removing Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Weaver and DCYF Director Marie Noonan, stating “They cannot...

• Greater Seacoast Community Health rebranded to Greater Seacoast Health, dropping Goodwin and Families First names for its Somersworth and Portsmouth...

Massachusetts voters will confront nine statewide ballot questions this November, spanning public records expansion, election reforms, marijuana sales...

Maggie Goodlander, the New Hampshire congresswoman and Navy veteran, will vote against this year's National Defense Authorization Act over President...

New Hampshire Democratic leaders Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka and Representative Alexis Simpson have asked Secretary of State David Scanlan to...

Central Massachusetts school districts are increasingly turning to tax overrides amid rising expenses and reduced state and federal aid, yet these requests have tripled over ten years and face frequent voter rejection.

After more than a week of hazy skies from Ontario wildfires, Massachusetts appears to be in the clear as the smoke has mostly dissipated. Air quality impacts that began July 14 are fading.

A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed the administration's lawsuit against Minnesota's sanctuary policies, ruling that states cannot be compelled...

Rochester, NH hosts its annual Pride event August 1 at Central Square.

• Local leaders speak: Mayors from Rochester and Somersworth join state reps
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Nearly two million U.S. citizen children along the U.S.-Mexico border face far lower neighborhood opportunity than kids elsewhere.

• Median Child...

Federal appeals courts delivered conflicting signals on immigration enforcement authority.

• D.C. Circuit upheld DHS expansion of expedited removal...

• The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would trigger automatic 14-day continuing resolutions at current spending levels whenever Congress misses a...

House Republicans pushed the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act through the Judiciary Committee, seeking to lock in policies like ending...

Policy advocates and grassroots organizers are both pushing for major changes at ICE.

• American Immigration Council calls for accountability over...

Local resistance to border wall construction is intensifying through lawsuits and legislation.

• New Mexico case: Rep. Escobar introduced the Mount...

U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields is skipping re-election after Louisiana redrew his 6th District into a solid Republican seat, instead running for his old state Senate post. The shift followed a Supreme Court ruling barring race-based district lines.

New Hampshire's DMV Blue Envelope Program lets drivers with autism or trauma-related disorders keep licenses, registration, and communication notes in...