BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–A $2 million increase in funding for Massachusetts’ rural schools is a “good first step” to addressing the unique fiscal challenges these districts are facing, according to the ...

Much has been written about the rural lawyer shortage and what it means in terms of access to justice in rural areas. One potential solution is to increase funding for legal aid organizations to hire ...

State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, speaks during a joint legislative budget hearing on education in Albany. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of agreement with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s changes to state ...

DALTON — Facing rising education costs, the Dalton Select Board is asking Gov. Maura Healey for three times as much aid to rural schools as she has budgeted in fiscal 2027. Download PDF At its meeting ...

NORTH ADAMS — Amid state budget negotiations with provisions for rural communities at stake, Massachusetts’ first director of rural affairs made her initial visit in an official capacity to the ...

California’s housing crisis stems from an inadequate supply of affordable housing coupled with insufficient legal protections for renters and homeowners. The resulting access-to-justice challenge for ...