Colin A. Young Gov. Charlie Baker agreed to a major increase in state spending Thursday, signing a $52.7 billion annual budget, vetoing less than half a...
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, JULY 27, 2022…..Republican lawmakers and a right-leaning advocacy group made their latest pitch Wednesday for Beacon Hill to provide greater...
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 26, 2022…..As Gov. Charlie Baker signed a ban on school or athletic event discrimination based on hairstyles, Deanna...
Matt Murphy House and Senate leaders have agreed to expand access to abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy in cases where a doctor has made a...
Chris Lisinski The statewide unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in June, while employers added 3,400 jobs following a significant downward revision to the May figure,...
Chris Lisinski Boston, MA – Representatives voted Thursday to rework the state’s license-to-carry firearms law and to limit police use of facial recognition technology, advancing a...
By Chris Lisinski JULY 22, 2022…..Nearly four decades after Massachusetts lawmakers banned the practice statewide, happy hour could return to the menu in willing cities and...
By Colin A. Young JULY 21, 2022…..Clearing from their plate an issue that was a priority for both chambers and the subject of two months of...
This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. According to the White House, Biden is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. He...
Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 20, 2022…..As Massachusetts climate policy negotiators close in on a compromise Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden made a stop...