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Question 9 could repeal 2024 gun regulations
The measure has pitted gun clubs and manufacturers against teachers’ unions and others in favor of stronger regulations.
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The Shoestring, other news publishers sue OpenAI and Microsoft
The plaintiffs have amassed evidence of specific use of published material to train flagship products like ChatGPT.
As budget woes linger in Hampshire County, some look to the colleges
The Five Colleges’ tax-exempt property holdings can be a sore spot when municipal budget season rolls around. Some residents and officials think the time is right to push for greater contributions from the wealthy institutions.
Judge rejects challenge to Northampton’s Israel-divestment resolution
The ruling is likely to have implications for other communities, like Easthampton, that are considering similar measures.
BOOK REVIEW: Baystate Health CEO’s guide on how to fire people
Peter Banko lands on such insights as “You will have to fire your Spongebob” as workers argue the healthcare company’s staffing shortages endanger patients.
Chicopee police, The Boston Globe, and a surveillance tech company walk onto a panel…
See Something, Say Something #24: Axon representatives appeared alongside Chicopee’s acting police chief at the Globe’s “Tech Innovation Summit” in June
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