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Senate Democrats shoot down Republican proposal to investigate Massachusetts’s chronically high electric rates
BY COLIN A. YOUNG Senate Democrats shot down a Republican proposal to investigate the drivers of Massachusetts’s chronically high electric…
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Small Landlords Warn Massachusetts Rent Control Ballot Measure Will Leave Them Underwater
BY ELLA ADAMS Some small property owners are warning that a rent control ballot measure would put them underwater if…
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Campbell Will Give DiZoglio Green Light to Sue Legislature Over Audit Records
BY COLIN A. YOUNG Attorney General Andrea Campbell will tell Auditor Diana DiZoglio that she can go ahead and secure…
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Orders AG to Choose Sides in DiZoglio’s Audit Battle with Legislature
BY COLIN A. YOUNG A day after signaling they wanted to see an end to the bitter back-and-forth, justices of the Supreme…
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Massachusetts Senate Approves New Protections for Immigrants Amid Federal Enforcement
BY KATIE CASTELLANI & COLIN A. YOUNG Amid widespread fear across the country over federal immigration law enforcement activities, legislation aimed at…
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Massachusetts Lawmakers complete bid to kill legislative stipends reform
BY SAM DRYSDALE The initiative petition to reform how legislative leaders hand out assignment-related stipends to some lawmakers to cannot…
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Senate Democrats Propose 4% Boost in Unrestricted Local Aid with New Per-Capita Formula
BY ELLA ADAMS Senate Democrats on Monday announced their fiscal 2027 budget bill would bump unrestricted government aid for cities…
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Citing reckless behavior, more crashes and close calls, here is how Massachusetts Governor Healey’s plan will regulate e-bikes, scooters and mopeds
BY ELLA ADAMS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, May 4, 2026…..Gov. Maura Healey sent a proposal to the Senate on Monday that…
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Massachusetts Senate to pass sweeping immigrant protection bill
BY ELLA ADAMS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, April 30, 2026…..Senate Democrats plan to pass their version of the PROTECT Act Thursday…
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Massachusetts Senate Budget Coming Tuesday as House Adds Earmarks to $63.4 Billion Plan
BY ALISON KUZNITZ The Senate plans to unveil its fiscal year 2027 budget next week, Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues told…
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