By Sophie Hauck STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 17, 2023…..Time’s up for single-use plastics. Or at least that remains the hope of representatives from ten environmental organizations...
By Michael P. Norton and Sam Doran STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 15, 2023…..Thong-wearing climate activists intent on stopping fossil fuel infrastructure mooned senators and disrupted Thursday’s...
Colin A. Young Additional staff members, road test materials translated into multiple languages and outreach to immigration advocacy groups were among the preparations described Wednesday as...
By Alison Kuznitz Survivors of domestic violence and abuse, including children, could gain new reprieve this legislative session after signature proposals championed by former Gov. Charlie...
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 12, 2023…..Lawmakers intend to schedule this year’s mandatory sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, Senate President...
By Alison Kuznitz STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…..Residents are in for a “very choppy summer” as the state’s massive redetermination effort to gauge eligibility for 2.4 million MassHealth...
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 8, 2023…..Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a long-awaited tax relief package, and both branches and the governor have now...
BOSTON — Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that 27 restaurants and food trucks have been selected to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restaurant Meals...
A former Fall River City Council president and acting mayor is throwing his hat back into the political ring. After we noticed Cliff Ponte Jr. make...
By Chris Lisinski JUNE 7, 2023…..A group of business owners warned Wednesday that efforts to transition Massachusetts to renewable sources of energy have hamstrung them with...