Major funding boost on tap for alcoholic beverages control commission
The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission is on track to receive a funding boost of more than $1.2 million in next year's budget, a infusion of money Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said is "desperately"...
View ArticleMEMA WEATHER ADVISORY: High heat indices and potential for severe...
From the National Weather Service in Norton:Hot and humid conditions are on tap today with our first taste of excessive heat this summer season as heat indices will range from 95-103°F for interior...
View ArticleGov. Baker does about face, won't send flight crew to southwestern U.S. border
In a sudden reversal, Gov. Charlie Baker's administration on Monday canceled its plan to send Massachusetts National Guard members and equipment to the southwestern U.S. border in light of the federal...
View ArticleMilford grower in line for first marijuana business license
State marijuana regulators are poised Thursday to grant the state's first legal marijuana business license to a cultivation facility in Milford.An agenda for Thursday's Cannabis Control Commission...
View ArticleMilford's Sira Naturals gets state's first adult-use marijuana license
BOSTON — State regulators voted unanimously Thursday to grant the state's first recreational marijuana business license to a marijuana grower in Milford. The license approved by the Cannabis Control...
View ArticleSelf-driving car testing expands to 15 Greater Boston communities
Cities and towns around Metro Boston agreed June 21 to designate areas for testing self-driving cars and to work with state officials to develop a universal application for companies seeking to try out...
View ArticleFederal disaster funding approved for March 2 storm
Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Nantucket, Norfolk and Plymouth Counties eligible for FEMA relief
View ArticleMBTA: Ramirez hints at parking rate adjustments for South Shore stations
The MBTA plans to institute changes for South Shore commuters that Braintree Mayor Joe Sullivan hopes will be "more thoughtful" than a parking policy adopted last week that hikes prices on many who...
View ArticleDemocrat Karen Spilka of Ashland elected president of Mass. Senate
An Ashland resident will lead the Senate for the first time, as veteran legislator Karen Spilka was elected Senate president Thursday. Spilka succeeds Sen. Harriet Chandler.
View ArticleSpilka assumes Senate presidency
BOSTON - State Sen. Karen Spilka officially took the gavel on Thursday as Senate president.Spilka, D-Ashland, was elected to the presidency, receiving 31 votes to Republican Sen. Bruce Tarr’s seven....
View ArticleOfficials release names of Falmouth police officers hurt in shootout
FALMOUTH — Two police officers shot while responding to a disturbance on Cape Cod have been identified.Falmouth police Officers Donald Demiranda and Ryan Moore were wounded during a shootout on Friday...
View ArticleSenate candidate Geoff Diehl aligns himself with Trump and against Elizabeth...
HANOVER — Republican State Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman allied himself with the policies of President Donald Trump and blasted Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a meet and greet Wednesday.Diehl is running for...
View ArticleCannabis commission closing in on critical test lab licensing
State regulators are preparing to put one of the most significant roadblocks to the rollout of the non-medical marijuana industry in the rearview mirror later this month. The Cannabis Control...
View ArticleNo difference between driving drunk or stoned, new PSA warns
As the list of legal and commercially available substances that can impair a person's ability to drive a vehicle grows to include pot, state public safety officials on Wednesday launched a public...
View ArticleMarijuana retailers could get final go-ahead to open this month
A handful of the marijuana businesses granted provisional licenses have informed the Cannabis Control Commission they are ready to be inspected, one of the final steps before retail sales of marijuana,...
View ArticleMarijuana growers threaten to sue Cannabis Commission
An organization representing Massachusetts marijuana growers is considering a lawsuit to compel the Cannabis Control Commission to review the statutorily-required agreements between marijuana...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Turnabout is fair play
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.For weeks, Jay Gonzalez has been trying to hang President Donald Trump around Gov. Charlie Baker's neck like a weighted tie, four inches too long....
View ArticleIndependent candidates on the rise in Massachusetts
As voters pivot attention to the general election on Nov. 6, they’ll learn Democratic and Republican nominees will not be the only names on the ballot.The state has certified 42 independent, unenrolled...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- A promise and a price
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.With the eyes of a nation upon him, he might have flaked. But Arizona's retiring U.S. senator kept his word and brought the Kavanaugh confirmation...
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