Oil delivery spot checks underway
Home heating oil customers, in all but a handful of cases, can rest easy about getting the amount of fuel they pay for, according to information from spot-checks state regulators perform.
View ArticleSee how many of your neighbors earn $1 million or more a year
The number of Massachusetts residents earning $1 million or more doubled between 2004 and 2014.
View ArticleLawmakers expect to tackle millionaires tax this year
Later this year, a proposed surtax on million-dollar incomes is expected to pass the final hurdle standing between it and a spot on the 2018 state ballot, potentially raising taxes on more than 15,000...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers must decide whether to accept raise they rejected
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON: The choice for Republicans seemed to be an easy one. All 41 House and Senate members of the Grand Old Party voted against pay raises for themselves, their governor and other...
View ArticleGun tax, large weapons ban included in new bill
A new proposal on Beacon Hill would increase taxes on gun sales, ban .50 caliber weapons, restrict personal sales and enact additional regulations on firearms and ammunition.
View ArticleConstruction pros benefiting from mild winter
Thursday's nor'easter notwithstanding, conditions this winter have been welcome news for the construction industry in Massachusetts.
View ArticlePartnership gives towns millions in energy grants
A quest for energy efficiency is unfolding in town halls and the Statehouse alike.
View ArticleBrownsberger to host discussion on energy, climate
Sen. Will Brownsberger will host a community discussion on energy and climate legislation filed in the 2017-18 legislative session 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Watertown Savings Bank Meeting Room at the...
View ArticleCalifornia crisis brings attention to Massachusetts dams
While a breach in an emergency spillway on the nation's largest dam has prompted more than 100,000 northern California residents to flee their homes, Massachusetts officials say they've been taking...
View ArticleInteract with the new pothole tracking map by MassDOT
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is expanding its pothole information program, which includes an online database, but it could take months to show the roads around Boston.The...
View ArticleSpecial education schools make case for funding
A proposed tuition freeze at state-regulated private schools that serve students with high needs will further squeeze tight budgets at those learning centers, special education advocates say.
View ArticleTrump reverses Obama guidance on transgender students
The Trump administration on Wednesday returned transgender education policy to state and local jurisdictions, withdrawing a 2016 Obama administration guidance letter that had demanded schools treat...
View ArticleLawmakers considering pesticide restrictions to limit bee die-offs
A type of pesticide many beekeepers blame for mass bee die-offs would come under tighter regulation under a bill filed in the Massachusetts legislature in January.
View ArticleWatertown Democrats to elect delegates
Registered Democrats in Watertown will be holding a caucus at 1:30 p.m. March 5, at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown, to elect 24 delegates and four alternates for the 2017...
View ArticleState Sen. Mike Barrett named to key energy post
State Sen. Mike Barrett, D-Lexington, was appointed Senate Chair of the Legislature's Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. Barrett, the state's leading proponent of carbon pricing,...
View ArticleMassachusetts gets best state ranking from US News & World Report
It ranks 47th in affordability but when more than 60 other metrics were applied Massachusetts emerged as the best state in the country, according to rankings released on Tuesday.The state's supreme...
View ArticleSuicides up 40 percent over 10-year period across Massachusetts
There were 608 suicides in Massachusetts in 2014, more than the combined number of deaths attributable to homicide and motor vehicle accidents, according to a report placed on file with the Legislature...
View ArticleObama visiting Boston in May to receive Kennedy award
With his signature health care law targeted for repeal by the new White House, former President Barack Obama will visit Boston's Columbia Point in early May to receive the 2017 Centennial John F....
View ArticleWITH POLL: Revised Trump order restarts debate over immigration, refugee...
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View ArticleTrack, temps alter storm outlook, but officials urge vigilance
Warmer temperatures along the coast and a changing storm track have lowered the projected snow totals in eastern Massachusetts, but Gov. Charlie Baker early Tuesday morning warned that high winds and...
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