Politics
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United States Senate unanimously passes Daylight Saving Time bill
Soon, Americans may no longer have to change their clocks every March and November. According to Senator Ed Markey, today,…
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Massachusetts Governor Baker looks to increase access to healthcare and controlling costs in new bill
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today filed comprehensive health care legislation that he hopes will strengthen the Commonwealth’s health care…
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Incidents spark push for Massachusetts dog day care regulation
By Chris Van Buskirk Amy Baxter’s daughter had wanted a dog since she was in preschool. When COVID hit and…
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Massachusetts House Rejects Gas Tax Relief Proposal
By Katie Lannan State House News Service A $1.6 billion spending bill passed the Massachusetts House unanimously on Wednesday after…
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Fall River receiving piece of $138 million in federal funding for Urban Renewal Plan at waterfront
Washington (March 11, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01),…
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Russia Divestment Bid Fizzles In Massachusetts House
By Matt Murphy A Republican-led effort to divest state pension holdings from companies with business interests in Russia fell flat…
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Biden’s Russian oil move raises stakes on energy
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 8, 2022…..President Joe Biden banned the import of Russian oil, natural gas…
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Fall River’s present, past, and future touched on in Mayor Coogan’s State of the City Address
Here is Mayor Paul Coogan State of the City Address that took place in Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. Good…
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Massachusetts pediatric poisonings rising with growth of cannabis sales
By Michael P. Norton MARCH 7, 2022…..State officials are seeing an increase in pediatric exposure to cannabis products, and there…
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Healey: No regrets on 2016 marijuana opposition
Michael P. Norton Massachusetts voters in 2016 voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana over the objections of Attorney General…
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