Colin A. Young Additional staff members, road test materials translated into multiple languages and outreach to immigration advocacy groups were among the preparations described Wednesday as...
By Alison Kuznitz Survivors of domestic violence and abuse, including children, could gain new reprieve this legislative session after signature proposals championed by former Gov. Charlie...
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 12, 2023…..Lawmakers intend to schedule this year’s mandatory sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, Senate President...
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…..Residents are in for a “very choppy summer” as the state’s massive redetermination effort to gauge eligibility for 2.4 million MassHealth...
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 8, 2023…..Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a long-awaited tax relief package, and both branches and the governor have now...
By Chris Lisinski JUNE 7, 2023…..A group of business owners warned Wednesday that efforts to transition Massachusetts to renewable sources of energy have hamstrung them with...
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 6, 2023…..After years of unsuccessful attempts to give cities and towns the option to tax home sales to support...
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 5, 2023…..Top lawmakers are scrambling to figure out how much money, if any, the state might be on the...
By Chris Lisinski JUNE 1, 2023…..Potent worker shortages are putting critical treatment services out of reach for Bay Staters struggling with substance use disorder, particularly those...
Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 30, 2023…..Over the past decade, the Senate has passed a bill that would remodel what sex education looks like in...
