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Top Massachusetts Democrats still examining gun law options
Matt Murphy Senate President Karen Spilka on Monday did not rule out the Legislature attempting to revise the state’s gun…
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Negotiators file $52.7 billion annual Massachusetts budget accord
By Michael P. Norton JULY 17, 2022……Top House and Senate Democrats early Sunday evening filed a compromise $52.7 billion annual…
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Certification conditional for 740 Massachusetts law enforcement officers
Colin A. Young About 740 law enforcement officers around Massachusetts have been conditionally recertified but many will need to take…
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Challenge To Early, Mail-In Voting Law
By Colin A. Young The Supreme Judicial Court on Monday rejected the challenge to the new law making early voting…
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court weighs injunction request to block VOTES Act
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Wednesday related to the Republican Party’s challenge…
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One-time rebates planned for economic relief for certain Massachusetts residents
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 7, 2022…..With inflation pinching family budgets and the state sitting on historic surpluses,…
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimates “historic” budget surplus of $3.6 billion
Colin A. Young The Department of Revenue is still counting, but the budget watchers at the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation expect…
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Governor Baker’s nearly $700 million tax relief bill clears Committee mostly intact
By Michael P. Norton The Legislature’s Revenue Committee advanced a $600 million tax relief package on Friday, but the panel’s…
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Massachusetts sets carbon requirements for 2025, 2030; the next steps towards being a net-zero emissions state by 2050
By Colin A. Young Massachusetts is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent compared to 1990 levels by…
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Massachusetts Rep’s drunk driving case continued without a finding after plea agreement
Matt Murphy Two months after he was arrested for driving with a blood alcohol level nearly four times the legal…
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