Approximately 200 residents showed up Saturday, June 26 to protest a machine gun firing range proposed by the Massachusetts National Guard at Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC).
The National Guard wants to clear 170 acres of woods on Cape Cod for a new machine gun range
By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 9:37 a.m.
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National Guard Specialist Kyle Canzano (right) prepared to take the Army s rifle record fire qualification range, a test that is an annual requirement for Guard members, on the existing firing range for machine guns at Camp Edwards.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
JOINT BASE CAPE COD â In a clearing in the woods of these sprawling training grounds, First Lieutenant Patrick Foley peered down the barrel of his M4 assault rifle and awaited the command âweapons free.â
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COVID-19 has left its indelible mark on the nation’s economy. As the pandemic continues, lawmakers in many jurisdictions are proposing legislation that would assist businesses in securing insurance coverage for COVID-19-related losses. In the face of insurers’ reflexive denials of coverage for claims arising out of business interruption losses due to COVID-19, legislators across the country have proposed bills, largely aimed at small businesses, that would, if necessary, override policy language that may potentially be used by insurers to deny coverage for COVID-19-related losses.
1 These bills have been met with strong opposition by the insurance industry, which argues that, if enacted, the bills would violate the Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Faced with this opposition, Massachusetts lawmakers recently have joined a small number of jurisdictions considering a different approach to such legislation.
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US Representative Dylan Fernandes (D-Falmouth) has been appointed vice chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development. He will also sit on three other committees, including