6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (789+ words) BOSTON " Facing a potentially crowded and costly 2026 ballot cycle, lawmakers advanced legislation to tighten disclosure rules for ballot question campaigns and reveal who's funding them. The Joint Committee on Election Laws recommended companion bills, H 868 and S 507, which are now…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (483+ words) Many believe that climate change is caused by the Industrial Revolution, that it all began with a forge for working brass for buttons built next to a grist mill and sawmills on the Ten Mile River in 1780. By 1855, 24 jewelry mills…...