Lawmakers send $43.1 billion budget to Gov. Baker
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 22, 2019....The House and Senate on Monday adopted a $43.1 billion annual budget that lawmakers said offers the largest annual increase ever in K-12 education spending, a $269...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- A few billion among friends
From the ashes of the weekend inferno, a budget compromise rose. But the fires at the Registry of Motor Vehicles were still burning strong.While everyone else was sweating through the heat wave, Rep....
View ArticleMassachusetts the only state without OUI interlock law
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 31, 2019.....Massachusetts now stands alone as the only state in the country where people convicted of drunk driving for the first time are not made to use devices meant to...
View ArticleMBTA Red Line delays will extend into October
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 5, 2019....MBTA officials who initially said delays on the Red Line would continue "at least through Labor Day" are now targeting sometime in October for restoration of full...
View ArticleOperator error to blame for this morning's Green Line derailment
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 7, 2019.....The MBTA is pointing the finger at the operator of the Green Line trolley that derailed Wednesday morning in Newton, saying a preliminary investigation found that...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Summer (traffic) jam
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.The first week of Beacon Hill's unofficial summer vacation rolled by with a handful of lawmakers kayaking down the Merrimack River, another...
View ArticleState proposes ban on coyote hunting contests
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 12, 2019.....Motivated by public outcry, the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has recommended banning hunting contests for coyotes."The recommendation addresses public...
View ArticleLast sales tax holiday cost state up to $38 million
Shoppers save, but Massachusetts' annual tax-free weekend costs the state millions.
View ArticleMore licenses suspended as RMV backtracking continues
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 15, 2019....The Registry of Motor Vehicles suspended the licenses of more than 800 additional drivers in its ongoing review of potential missed violations, with thousands more...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Gloucester or bust
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Picked-up pieces while "spending time" in August's sleepy State House last week because at least there are no sharks here ...-- Two headlines on the...
View ArticleMr. Basketball Bob Cousy to be awarded Medal of Freedom
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 22, 2019.....Hall of Fame Boston Celtics point guard and broadcaster Bob Cousy will receive the nation's highest civilian honor at the White House on Thursday afternoon in...
View ArticleMassachusetts has 'exact right' habitat for EEE, veterinarian says
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 22, 2019.....On the heels of what the state's public health veterinarian called the "most significant" year for West Nile virus ever in Massachusetts last year, officials this...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Time for the summer churn
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Even with Beacon Hill quiet during another week of summer vacation, the wheels of government continued to turn -- or, we should say, turn over, with...
View ArticleBristol County woman who contracted EEE has died
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 26, 2019.....A patient who contracted the eastern equine encephalitis virus died at Tufts Medical Center, the hospital confirmed Monday, in what state officials described as...
View ArticleAAA: Cape Cod top Labor Day destination for Mass. residents
Massachusetts residents will travel to a variety of vacation destinations this Labor Day holiday weekend, but Cape Cod and the Islands top the list. That’s according to a AAA Northeast web survey of...
View ArticleProposals would let those in country illegally get licenses in Mass.
BOSTON —The Massachusetts House and Senate are planning to hold a joint hearing on two bills that would let immigrants living in the state illegally get driver's licenses.The bills - filed by Rep....
View ArticleNew legislation filed looks to crackdown on large, local ivory market
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 10, 2019.....Sales of ivory and rhinoceros horn between Massachusetts residents, technically legal thanks to a gap in state law, will contribute to rapidly declining animal...
View ArticleFormer Patriots player Joe Andruzzi reminds crowd at 9/11 ceremony to 'Live...
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 11, 2019.....Former New England Patriots offensive guard Joe Andruzzi started the day like he does on this date every year: with a text to his three brothers, all New York...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Massachusetts remembers 9/11
Cities and towns all over the state held solemn ceremonies today to mark the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the country. Check out photos from ceremonies honoring those who lost their...
View ArticleTreasurer Goldberg files for Congressional campaign
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 16, 2019.....Democratic Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is seriously considering a run for Congress should incumbent U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III decide to challenge U.S. Sen....
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