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Massachusetts House rallies around big-spending budget with tax relief
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 26, 2023…..The Massachusetts House unanimously approved a $56.2 billion fiscal year 2024 budget…
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Shoes paint picture of child abuse’s daily toll in Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 25, 2023…..Eighty-five pairs of children’s shoes dotted the steps of the State House’s Grand Staircase Tuesday,…
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Markey, Pressley highlight equity issues in latest fare-free transit push
Chris Lisinski BOSTON – Members of the state’s Congressional delegation relaunched a push Monday to roll out $25 billion in…
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Massachusetts lawmakers push bills to tackle “staggering but true” child abuse in schools
Sam Doran Anti-child abuse advocates on Thursday lined up behind bills they said would crack down on sexual exploitation of…
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Massachusetts trying new approach to intersection safety with intersection conflict warning system
Michael P. Norton To prevent crashes at a busy junction in Great Barrington, state officials have installed what they say…
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Massachusetts House sends $1.1 billion tax relief bill to Senate
By Chris Lisinski BOSTON – The full House couldn’t find a single thing they wanted to change in a nearly…
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University of Massachusetts Board votes to raise tuition, room and board
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 13, 2023…..The University of Massachusetts has agreed to increase tuition, room and board…
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Cap gains rate cut, child and dependent tax credit, features in Mass. House’s $1.1 billion tax relief plan
Chris Lisinski and Michael P. Norton House Democrats have come around on the idea of slashing the state’s short-term capital…
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Massachusetts Republican Representative pushing psychedelic legalization bills
Colin A. Young A former police officer whose office described him as “widely regarded as the most conservative member of…
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Governor Healey’s free college cost pegged to aid, enrollment projections
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 6, 2023…..Gov. Maura Healey said this week that she is looking forward to…
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