Politics

Massachusetts bill concerning threats or dangerous activity at schools hits Beacon Hill

Colin A. Young The Senate could in the coming days take up a freshly rewritten bill to create a statewide…

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House Speaker Mariano mulling changes to 1986 Massachusetts tax relief law

By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 29, 2022…..With Democrats heading into the weekend scrambling for a path forward on…

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Governor Baker signs legislation protecting and expanding access to reproductive health care services

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today signed legislation to further protect access to reproductive health care services in Massachusetts following…

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Baker agrees to major spending increase as he signs his final budget

Colin A. Young Gov. Charlie Baker agreed to a major increase in state spending Thursday, signing a $52.7 billion annual…

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Inflation casts shadow over Massachusetts tax relief plans

By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, JULY 27, 2022…..Republican lawmakers and a right-leaning advocacy group made their latest pitch Wednesday…

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New Massachusetts law bans discrimination based on hairstyle

By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 26, 2022…..As Gov. Charlie Baker signed a ban on school or athletic…

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Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agree to expand access to late-term abortions

Matt Murphy House and Senate leaders have agreed to expand access to abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy in cases…

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Massachusetts jobless rate ticks down, but jobs picture is fuzzy

Chris Lisinski The statewide unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in June, while employers added 3,400 jobs following a significant…

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Facial recognition, gun law rewrite added to Massachusetts bond bill

Chris Lisinski Boston, MA – Representatives voted Thursday to rework the state’s license-to-carry firearms law and to limit police use…

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Massachusetts Senate adds opt-in happy hour to economic development bill

By Chris Lisinski JULY 22, 2022…..Nearly four decades after Massachusetts lawmakers banned the practice statewide, happy hour could return to…

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