STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Roe, Roe, Roe the boat
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Progressives navigated the public policy agenda into some choppy waters last week, learning a key lesson in democracy along the way: They need...
View ArticleAAA: Nearly 49 million getting away for holiday
More than 1.3 million Massachusetts residents to travel for Fourth of July; 1.1 million by car
View ArticleAAA: Nearly 49 million getting away for holiday
More than 1.3 million Massachusetts residents to travel for Fourth of July; 1.1 million by car
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Leaving your troubles behind
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.As Gov. Charlie Baker boarded a plane for England June 25, it must've felt like the runway was crumbling behind him.Hours earlier, the governor had...
View ArticleAAA: Nearly 49 million getting away for holiday
More than 1.3 million Massachusetts residents to travel for Fourth of July; 1.1 million by car
View ArticleMass. Auditor's look into RMV did not look at data sharing with other states
Registrar Erin Deveney resigned last week as officials revealed that the commercial driver's license of a man accused of negligent homicide deaths of seven people in New Hampshire last month should...
View ArticleRegister of Deeds announces 1K Consumer Notification Service subscriber
Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell recently announced the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds had recently signed up the 1,000th subscriber to its Consumer Notification Service. The service, free to...
View ArticleRegister of Deeds promotes Homestead Act
Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell recently reminding Norfolk County homeowners about the importance of filing for homestead protection. Under Massachusetts law, a homestead recording provides...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Little budget concern, but big Registry trouble
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.Democratic leaders declared their independence from deadlines last week as they cruised into the new fiscal year without a 12-month budget in place...
View ArticleHearing about tarrifs' effects on Massachusetts lobster industry put on hold
Responding to charges that tariffs and trade wars are having damaging effects on the local lobster industry, a Beacon Hill committee has agreed to host a field hearing in Gloucester, but will wait...
View ArticleFed up Mass. House leader wants air monitoring near Fore River after Weymouth...
House Majority Leader Ronald Mariano urged colleagues Tuesday to advance legislation requiring additional air-quality monitoring near compressor stations, a bill he told constituents two weeks ago he...
View ArticleAt 'wit's end,' Mariano pushes Weymouth air-monitoring bill
BOSTON – House Majority Leader Ronald Mariano urged colleagues Tuesday to advance legislation that would require additional air-quality monitoring near compressor stations, a bill he told constituents...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Hope you guess my name
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.It's at times like these when the Legislature could maybe use a chaplain.The impasse over a fiscal 2020 budget will extend into a third week as...
View ArticleMEMA WEATHER ADVISORY: Excessive heat and humidity Friday through Sunday
The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting excessive heat Friday through Sunday. Hot temperatures combined with high humidity levels are expected to create dangerous heat conditions, with the...
View ArticleACCUWEATHER: Northeast to blister in the sun as hottest weather in years...
While the Midwestern and Northeastern United States will continue to swelter in dangerous heat and high humidity into this weekend, an upcoming pattern flip is in store that will allow cooler and less...
View ArticleNorfolk County 2019 2nd quarter real estate activity shows mixed results
Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell recently reported that second quarter, April through June, real estate statistics showed a slight decrease in residential and commercial sales,...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Heat rises for budget deal
A recap and analysis of the week in state government.The mercury rose, optimism grew and lawmakers had a buckeye on their back after Ohio beat them to a two-year budget accord that Gov. Mike DeWine...
View ArticleLawmakers send $43.1 billion budget to Gov. Baker
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 22, 2019....The House and Senate on Monday adopted a $43.1 billion annual budget that lawmakers said offers the largest annual increase ever in K-12 education spending, a $269...
View ArticleMass. Legislators want to demystify college costs
By Katie LannanSTATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
View ArticleThose looking to control the cost of medications encouraged by Massachusetts...
A new survey out Thursday indicates overwhelming support for legislation to tackle prescription drug prices in Massachusetts, highlighting what a pollster described as a rare point of consensus in the...
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