1+ week, 2+ day ago   (349+ words) Many of us are familiar with the more florid excesses of the Trump administration: the shameless self-dealing, the revisionist history, the election meddling, the corrosion of honor and trust. But far beneath the daily outrages, a quieter unraveling of government…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (681+ words) Nearly all Americans believe corruption exists in the federal government, but Democrats and Republicans are sharply divided over where it lies and judge the same presidential behavior differently depending on which party is in power, according to a new poll…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (736+ words) Governor Maura Healey criticized the Trump administration’s proposal to scale back regulations for the federally funded Head Start child-care program, calling it “reckless and wrongheaded” on Wednesday. The rollback would result in more children being turned away from free child…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (606+ words) Head Start advocates across Massachusetts are sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s plans to upend the early education program for the nation’s most vulnerable children. Currently, more than 100 pages of regulations govern Head Start. The administration said earlier this…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (577+ words) Rhode Island has a part-time legislature, so many lawmakers have day jobs. And that means potential conflicts of interest become all but inevitable. Rhode Island’s new House speaker, Christopher R. Blazejewski, works at a law firm that handles commercial litigation,…...