Baker-Polito administration awards $7.2 million to 143 school districts to...
FRAMINGHAM –Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito hosted a roundtable discussion on school safety today at Walsh Middle School in Framingham and announced $7.2 million in grants awarded to more...
View ArticleLawmakers urged to try congestion pricing for roadway tolls
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 15, 2019.....Citing the Baker administration's warning that traffic is at a "tipping point," lawmakers and advocates renewed calls Tuesday for Massachusetts to follow its...
View ArticleMore Massachusetts vaping injuries reported to CDC
BOSTON, OCT. 16, 2019.....The state health department on Wednesday reported 10 new cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injury and the health commissioner said officials remain unable to pinpoint the...
View ArticleSeat belt law debate hasn't budged
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 22, 2019.....For at least the seventh consecutive legislative session, lawmakers and driving safety advocates on Tuesday morning asked legislators to give police the ability...
View ArticleNew bill would ban tackle football before eighth grade
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 22, 2019.....A state lawmaker from Westport on Tuesday pitched his bill that would prohibit tackle football before eighth grade as a way to protect children from brain...
View ArticlePlaintiffs also appeal vape sales ban ruling
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 23, 2019.....The plaintiffs in the case challenging Gov. Charlie Baker's four-month ban on the sale of nicotine and marijuana vaping products have also filed an appeal of a...
View ArticleHouse progressives back off Ed Accountability amendment
The effort by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and progressive House Democrats to remove a layer of state control over how $1.5 billion in new education dollars would be spent fizzled Wednesday...
View ArticleHalloween safety tips from the fire marshal
State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey in offering fire and life safety tips for celebrating Halloween suggests families use battery-operated tea lights in jack-o-lanterns instead of candles to prevent...
View ArticleVape sales ban in limbo after appeals court ruling
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 24, 2019.....Gov. Charlie Baker's ban on the retail sale of vaping products in Massachusetts is hanging in limbo Thursday after an Appeals Court judge denied the...
View ArticleState's Public Health Council approves regulation to extend vape sales ban
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 25, 2019.....The Baker administration took steps Friday to keep its retail ban on all vaping products in place next week and beyond, getting approval from the Public Health...
View ArticleSTATE FIRE MARSHAL: Change your clocks, check your alarms
 "This weekend as you change your clocks, check your alarms," said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. "Working smoke alarms are key to surviving a fire. This is a good time of year to replace...
View ArticleRent control push fueled by painful housing pinch
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 29, 2019.....Fed up with high housing costs and the lack of action on Beacon Hill, activists and lawmakers rallied Tuesday in support of legislation that would re-enable rent...
View ArticleROE Act supporters, opponents active on Beacon Hill
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 30, 2019.....ROE Act opponents gathered Wednesday to rally against legislation that would remove obstacles and expand access to abortion and women's reproductive...
View ArticleThe South Shore's mayoral races are on track to be the cheapest in years, but...
Mayoral candidates in Quincy, Braintree and Weymouth are on track to spend some $300,000 this year. And that's considered low.
View ArticleMayoral contests, tax votes in Tuesday's elections
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 4, 2019.....Voters are set to head to the polls in 58 Massachusetts communities on Tuesday, deciding local races that the state's elections overseer said hinge on "some of the...
View ArticleStores to close in protest of Sen. Keenan's proposed menthol ban
Hundreds of convenience stores plan to close all day Wednesday while store owners rally to oppose a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and "demonstrate the critical role (the stores) play in providing...
View ArticleNew ruling dents vape ban for medical marijuana
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 5, 2019.....When the Cannabis Control Commission meets Thursday, it could determine whether Gov. Charlie Baker's temporary ban on vaping product sales should apply to medical...
View ArticleGilpin retiring from top State Police post
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 6, 2019.....After exactly two years leading the 2,100-member Massachusetts State Police force during a time of scandal and turmoil, Col. Kerry Gilpin will retire as...
View ArticleMassachusetts Cannabis Control Commission doe not uphold Gov. Baker's vaping ban
Medical marijuana users are on track to regain access to vaping products starting next week after the Cannabis Control Commission did not uphold the Baker administration's ban, though that permission...
View ArticleSen. Pacheco calls out colleagues over lack of climate action
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, NOV. 7, 2019.....The chair of the Senate Global Warming Committee dialed up the pressure on his colleagues on Thursday to act on climate legislation in the next two weeks.While...
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