The new federal budget law narrows tax credits for wind and solar projects. And new presidential actions could make them even harder to build.
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Posted inCommunity Voices
Opinion: Don’t let New Bedford erase its Portuguese soul
The proposed closure of Casa da Saudade isn’t just a budget cut, it’s cultural erasure. The library has been the beating heart of Portuguese American identity in one of America’s most Lusophone cities.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Comments to The Light: Budget battle provokes intense response
One reader writes: “What another embarrassing moment for our ‘governing body.’” Another writes: “The Z should be self-supporting!”
Posted inStatehouse
5 ways ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would affect Massachusetts
Taxes, health care, food aid, student loans, solar and wind: what’s it all mean for you?
Posted inCabo Verde Independence
Cabo Verdean leaders preserve shared history, culture
No matter what they do or where they make their mark, these local Cabo Verdeans have one thing in common: a passionate drive to keep their culture alive.
Posted inImmigration
ICE detained her husband. Now, this U.S. citizen is fighting brain cancer alone
Erica Hartman DosSantos, 33, is a patient at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Her husband, Emerson Garcia DosSantos, 34, a house painter from Brazil, was arrested June 8.
Posted inPolice and Courts
Reprimanded police sergeant committed more sexual harassment, then retired without discipline
Sgt. Samuel Ortega retired in November, months after a $31,000 investigation’s findings were submitted to the police chief. An allegation he misappropriated a $200 donation was never investigated, The Light found.
Posted inImmigration
Mexican workers arrested in immigration raid in South End
Five to eight Mexican men on their way to work in the building trades were detained Thursday, an immigrants’ advocate says.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Immigration arrests in New Bedford, Part 1: A community in fear, but united
If you missed The Chat, watch it in its entirety here. Chat host Jack Spillane was joined by advocates who spoke passionately about what’s going on in the city and ways to help.
Posted inImmigration
Demonstrators at City Hall protest ICE arrests
About 30 protesters attended the “Stop the Abductions” rally, which also opposed Medicaid cuts in the U.S. House’s budget bill.