By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Gov. Charlie Baker announced opposition Friday to allowing 16- and 17-year-olds in Massachusetts to acquire abortions without consent from...
By Matt Murphy DEC. 11, 2020…..Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $45.9 billion state budget on Friday that will not raise broad-based taxes and reflects a more...
By Michael P. Norton and Sam Doran STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 4, 2020…..In addition to the abortion access proposal that’s generated headlines in recent weeks, state...
BOSTON – Leaders from eight coalitions united on the steps of the State House today to call for action on legislation concerning the Guaranteed Housing Stability...
By Colin A. Young NOV. 16, 2020…..Noel Lozada is starting to get worried. Sick with COVID-19 since Nov. 6, she’s been staying home from work but...
By Chris Lisinski and Colin A. Young NOV. 4, 2020…..Democrats appeared headed into the next lawmaking session with two more seats on Beacon Hill than they...
By Colin A. Young (SEPT. 29, 2020) With difficult and potentially painful budget decisions looming on Beacon Hill’s horizon, one prominent state finance think tank says...
By Katie Lannan A group of Black community leaders and organizations have told lawmakers negotiating over a police reform bill that they prefer the Senate’s approach...
By Katie Lannan Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday again voiced interest in a quick resolution for the policing reform bill that’s been tied up in a...
U.S. Senator Edward Markey spoke at a rally Saturday to urge Beacon Hill to pass a bill that would allow people to obtain a Massachusetts driver’s...