STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Some decisions are harder than others
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Decisions, decisions, decisions.Beacon Hill faced a slew of them last week as Gov. Charlie Baker wrestled with what bills deserved his signature to...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Federal employees feel shutdown's bite
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.A month is a long time to go without a paycheck.But for nearly 7,000 federal workers in Massachusetts, that's the reality as another week came to a...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Driver’s education
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.If someone's going to drive "pedal to the metal," as Gov. Charlie Baker suggested he would on election night, it's best that passengers take some...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Setting the rules to legislate by
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Young, intimidated and afraid is an apt description for many high school freshmen, but not the freshman class of legislators on Beacon Hill.The...
View ArticlePatriots parade-goers, commuters combine to test T's capacity
BOSTON, FEB. 5, 2019....It seems like Julian Edelman could get his wish: transit officials said Tuesday morning that, based on commuter rail ridership, this New England Patriots' Super Bowl...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Two sides of the same coin
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Climate hero or polluting villain? It kind of depends on where Gov. Charlie Baker is these days.While Massachusetts was coming down off a Super Bowl...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Building team chemistry
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.House Speaker Robert DeLeo walked out of a caucus of his Democratic members Feb. 14 looking pleased.To his right was new Ways and Means Chairman...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Political climate change
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Snow. Melt. Repeat.The traditional week of February school vacations brought a lull to an already sleepy State House as winter reared its head in...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Slugging percentage
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Maybe it's because meteorological winter officially ended last week. Or maybe it's because the Red Sox are playing actual spring training games in...
View ArticleGoldberg says Lottery could handle sports betting
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 6, 2019.....New Hampshire, one of 11 states that offer lottery games online, took in more than $1.3 million in revenue from online sales in its first 12 weeks.In...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Taking care of unfinished business
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Some policies don't age well, and for many Democrats and Republicans on Beacon Hill, the state's Clinton-era restrictions on welfare benefits for...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Get ready to pay more on the T
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.They're unlikely to make it into any spring break guides, but some travel tips came down from Beacon Hill last week."If you feel different, you...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- A week of government inaction
A review and analysis of the week in state government.The State House was populated by two main groups last week -- people asking for things to be done, and people not doing them.The far-more-numerous...
View ArticleMedian home sale prices vary widely across Massachusetts
At $365,000, the year-to-date median home sale price in Massachusetts is up 4.9 percent over last year and raising eyebrows among buyers, sellers and those left on the outside of the market...
View ArticleMass. health officials alert public of possible measles exposure
Locations include Plymouth, Hyannis, Waltham, Framingham and Braintree. Those exposed or developing symptoms are urged to contact their healthcare provider.
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.The governor waded into the late-term abortion debate. District Attorney Rachael Rollins told the state's public safety secretary to buzz off. And...
View ArticleInvestigate-and-tax approach outlined to address illegal pot market
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 10, 2019....Five months after the first retail marijuana store opened in Massachusetts, two Worcester-area lawmakers are looking to crack down on the continuing illicit sale...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Labor of love for candidates
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.What do butter cows, greasy spoons and Stop & Shop picket lines have in common?If you're running for president in 2020, you probably want to be...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Order in the House
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.House lawmakers demonstrated last week how easy it can be to spend a cool $42 billion and change.Representatives from Fall River to Attleboro...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Rodrigues gets bold with first budget
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.The vault is suddenly bulging. And the future could be green with money from millionaires.But between now and fiscal 2024 there are four annual...
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