MBTA Board says time has come for income-based fares
MBTA board members want to move forward with a program to pilot an income-based fare option for riders, but Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack raised concerns on Monday that key questions about...
View ArticleWatchdog: MBTA must confront "serious problems"
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 18, 2019.....An independent panel's finding that "safety is not the priority at the T" did not come as a surprise to the longtime leader of an MBTA watchdog group, who warned...
View ArticleBill requires rear-facing car seat for youngest passengers
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 19, 2019.....In the event of a crash, a rear-facing car seat "acts like a turtle shell" to reduce the impact for infant and toddler passengers, according to Boston Children's...
View ArticleSupport for "fair trial" as far as Baker goes on impeachment
Sidestepping the question of whether the U.S. House made the right call in impeaching President Donald Trump, Gov. Charlie Baker said in a radio interview Thursday that he would have liked to have seen...
View ArticleOn vaping deaths, Trump says "We think we understand why"
Weeks after Massachusetts went through a re-examination of its regulations for vaping, President Donald Trump has signaled that federal action is coming soon -- but it won't restrict the products as...
View ArticleRegister of Deeds promotes registry’s social media
Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell recently restated the importance he places on the registry’s use of social media platforms to communicate directly with the citizens of Norfolk County. “At the...
View ArticleMinors posing challenge to casino operators
BOSTON, JAN. 9, 2020.....At Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, security personnel turn away between 600 and 800 people with fake or invalid IDs each month and the new casino contends with "very, very...
View ArticleGov. Baker calls for net-zero emissions by 2050
STATE HOUSE, JAN. 21, 2020.....Urging his fellow political leaders to resist the "siren call of sloganeering" in the heat of an election year, Gov. Charlie Baker will call Tuesday night for the state...
View ArticlePassengers screened, state on lookout for coronavirus
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 23, 2020.....Passengers aboard a flight arriving from China were screened at Boston's airport Wednesday night as health officials around the world work to contain an outbreak...
View ArticleUber, Lyft rip Baker plan to jack up fees
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 23, 2020.....Gov. Charlie Baker won praise from Democratic lawmakers for targeting ride-hailing companies as a source for new MBTA funding, but the idea riled the services...
View ArticleGoodbye, selectmen; hello, select boards. Towns making executive boards...
The proposed MSA bylaw change is written whereby even if the name is changed to select board, the organization will continue to represent members of boards of selectmen.
View ArticleSparks fly on commuter rail, delaying and angering riders
Major delays swept across the Newburyport/Rockport Line during Thursday morning's commute after a "low-voltage electrical issue" disabled a train, according to commuter rail operator Keolis.An...
View ArticlePoll surveyed public opinion on climate change
BOSTON, FEB. 3, 2020.....A majority of Massachusetts residents anticipate a need for "major" state and federal policy changes to stop climate change, and 70 percent think they'll need to make at least...
View ArticleTribe behind Taunton casino ready for appeal hearing
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 4, 2020.....The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe will get a hearing before a federal judge this week to appeal a 2016 ruling that 321 acres of reservation land in Mashpee and Taunton...
View ArticleBaker, legislators focus on coronavirus at meeting
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 3, 2020....Days after a Boston man was confirmed to have the first case of a new coronavirus in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said the risk for infection in the state is...
View ArticleHouse votes to clarify regulators' role in marijuana host agreements
State marijuana regulators would be empowered to "review, regulate and enforce" the legally-required contracts between marijuana businesses and their host communities under legislation adopted by the...
View ArticleDeLeo on eve of record-setting speaker's tenure
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 7, 2020.....How much does the House of Representatives like having Rep. Robert DeLeo as speaker? Let us count the days ...Four thousand and twenty-nine.That's the magic number...
View ArticleMBTA accelerating closures in pursuit of improvements
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 6, 2020.....Traveling on an MBTA train will get more challenging this year, but officials promise passengers: it will all be worth it in the long run.All five main MBTA lines...
View ArticleState ban captures disposable, flavored vapes
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, FEB. 11, 2020.....New federal restrictions on e-cigarettes leave out non-refillable, disposable vaping products, an omission some anti-tobacco advocates have characterized as a...
View ArticleHealey on Juul: 'We are going to make them pay'
BOSTON, FEB. 12, 2020.....In February 2018, vaping and e-cigarette giant Juul canceled an order that was to be shipped to Milton because of an issue that came up in verifying that the recipient was at...
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