#massachusetts-legislation

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Healthcare
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Massachusetts Unseals Records of Abuse of Disabled People in State Institutions

Massachusetts passed a law in November 2025 opening over 10 million records from state institutions for people with intellectual, developmental, or mental health disabilities, revealing histories of abuse previously obscured from public view.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Waymo wants to expand into Boston. Massachusetts law isn't ready.

Waymo says it's ready to bring its driverless cars to Boston. First, it has to persuade state lawmakers to legalize autonomous vehicles. The announcement comes after Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., tested its vehicles last year on Boston's streets. The California-based company Waymo already operates in four major U.S. cities: Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami. Waymo is also available to the public through the Uber app in Austin and Atlanta.
Law
fromBoston.com
6 months ago

The topless protest returns to downtown Boston next week

"This is not about sexuality, it is about oppression," said Katrina Brees, founder of Equalititty and a co-organizer of the protest, in a release. "Whether it is the oppression of the female breast or where Rosa Parks has to sit on a bus, Americans must never stop fighting against oppression. Most importantly, the unconstitutional oppression perpetrated by our government upon its own citizens."
Social justice
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