Massachusetts Republicans Hoping For Gains In Legislature
Massachusetts Republicans are heavily outnumbered in both houses of the Legislature and face an uphill fight adding to their ranks in the coming election. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleRevenue Shortfall Prompts Gov. Patrick to Order Budget Cuts
Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered spending cuts across state government in response to slower-than-expected growth in state tax collections. Patrick said Tuesday that his administration is revising...
View ArticlePlenty on Mass. Legislature's To-Do List in Fall
State lawmakers will have plenty on their plates when they ramp up activity after Labor Day. The House and Senate have not met formally since the end of July. Among the high-profile issues the...
View ArticleMass. US House Delegation Seeking To End Shutdown
Massachusetts' all-Democratic U.S. House delegation is calling on Republican Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on a resolution to end the government shutdown. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View Article$78.5 Million Earmarked For New Bedford In Pending Bond Bill
A number of New Bedford's headliner projects would see improvements under a $1.6 billion Environmental Bond bill just passed in a house committee. Representative Antonio Cabral, Chairman of the...
View ArticleGroup Withdraws Minimum Wage Referendum
A group pushing for an increase in the state's minimum wage is ending its bid to put a question on the November state ballot. Raise Up Massachusetts said Monday the ballot question is no longer...
View ArticleTechnology Bond Bill Provides Funding For Mass. Schools
State lawmakers have given final approval to a Technology Bond bill that includes $38-million for technology upgrades in Bay State schools. Rep. Antonio Cabral of New Bedford added the school funding...
View ArticleBill Seeks To Help Promote Massachusetts Seafood
Massachusetts' groundfish industry would get a boost under a seafood marketing program included in a jobs bill passed during the Legislature's final day of its formal session. The goal of the seafood...
View ArticleFuture of SouthCoast Rail Hangs in the Balance
Despite the defeat of the state's gas tax indexing, SouthCoast Rail could still live on. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleMassachusetts Lawmakers Kickoff New 2-Year Session
The Democratic-controlled state Legislature is beginning a new two-year session, one day before a new Republican governor, Charlie Baker, takes office on Beacon Hill. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Law Makes It Easier To Postpone Town Meetings
Town meeting moderators have been given broader powers to postpone the gatherings because of severe weather or other public safety emergencies. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleState House Bill Would Legalize Growth And Sale Of Marijuana
A bill has been referred to the State Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary that would make it legal for adults for grow marijuana and license stores that would then be able to sell it. Read...
View ArticleProposed Bill Would Send More Kids to Pre-K
BOSTON (AP) _ Early education advocates are pushing a bill they say will help close a persistent achievement gap in schools and make sure more Massachusetts children can attend pre-kindergarten...
View ArticleNurses Association To Testify on Bill Addressing Hospitals with Offshore...
The Massachusetts Nurses Association wants you to know how your local hospital is spending patient and taxpayer money. The MNA will testify at a hearing before the Massachusetts Health Care Financing...
View ArticleTen DCF Workers Fired For Not Having Proper License
The state's child welfare agency says 10 employees have been fired after failing to comply with a new state law that they obtain social work licenses. The Boston Globe reports that the workers will be...
View ArticleMassachusetts Legislature Hopes to Raise Smoking Age to 21
BOSTON (AP) _ A move to raise the minimum age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products across Massachusetts is gathering steam on Beacon Hill. The Legislature's Public Health Committee on...
View ArticleMassachusetts Senate Unlikely to Approve Compromise to Transgender Bill
BOSTON (AP) _ Lawmakers might need more time to reach a final compromise on a bill that would ban discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations. Senate President Stan Rosenberg...
View ArticleRep. Markey Votes Against 'Millionaire Tax'
The Massachusetts Legislature is one step closer to taxing the rich to fund the state. Wednesday's Joint Constitutional Convention had legislators voting 135-57 in favor of enacting a 4% surtax on...
View ArticleMassachusetts House Approves Hydro/Offshore Wind Bill
BOSTON (AP) — Legislation that could make hydro and wind power a bigger part of the state's energy mix has overwhelmingly passed the Massachusetts House. The bill approved Wednesday on a 154-1 vote...
View ArticleThe Revolution Is Already Underway But Big Government Isn't Listening
The politicians just don't understand that the people in this country have had enough of the same old, same old. They don't get it. Government leaders across the land are missing the point about why...
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