Dan McKee

Rule Changes

Rhode Island's appeal also denied

Massachusetts asked the federal government in April to declare the February blizzard a Major Disaster, unlocking funding for six coastal counties. The Trump administration denied the request in July, then denied Governor Maura Healey's appeal this week.

Updated 6 days ago

Force in Play

State-level crisis response; political spotlight on gun laws and public safety

Brown's Dec. 13 shooting evolved from a campus lockdown into an extended manhunt. Gunfire killed two students—Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov—and wounded nine others; the initially detained suspect was released, and investigators have used residential and vehicle-camera footage to track the shooter's movements.

Updated May 15