Interact with the new pothole tracking map by MassDOT
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is expanding its pothole information program, which includes an online database, but it could take months to show the roads around Boston.The...
View ArticleSpecial education schools make case for funding
A proposed tuition freeze at state-regulated private schools that serve students with high needs will further squeeze tight budgets at those learning centers, special education advocates say.
View ArticleTrump reverses Obama guidance on transgender students
The Trump administration on Wednesday returned transgender education policy to state and local jurisdictions, withdrawing a 2016 Obama administration guidance letter that had demanded schools treat...
View ArticleLawmakers considering pesticide restrictions to limit bee die-offs
A type of pesticide many beekeepers blame for mass bee die-offs would come under tighter regulation under a bill filed in the Massachusetts legislature in January.
View ArticleMassachusetts gets best state ranking from US News & World Report
It ranks 47th in affordability but when more than 60 other metrics were applied Massachusetts emerged as the best state in the country, according to rankings released on Tuesday.The state's supreme...
View ArticleSuicides up 40 percent over 10-year period across Massachusetts
There were 608 suicides in Massachusetts in 2014, more than the combined number of deaths attributable to homicide and motor vehicle accidents, according to a report placed on file with the Legislature...
View ArticleObama visiting Boston in May to receive Kennedy award
With his signature health care law targeted for repeal by the new White House, former President Barack Obama will visit Boston's Columbia Point in early May to receive the 2017 Centennial John F....
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View ArticleTrack, temps alter storm outlook, but officials urge vigilance
Warmer temperatures along the coast and a changing storm track have lowered the projected snow totals in eastern Massachusetts, but Gov. Charlie Baker early Tuesday morning warned that high winds and...
View ArticleSouth Shore mayors have praise, worry for possible commuter-rail cuts
Gov. Charlie Baker said the state may suspend weekend service on the Greenbush and other lines for a year, as a cost cutting move. The idea drew both applause and concern from local mayors.
View ArticlePower outages top 60,000 as nor'easter rips through Massachusetts
As snow whipped across Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said power outages, which numbered around 60,000 in the early afternoon Tuesday, were a major concern from the nor'easter.At a noon press...
View ArticleMunicipalities want new, clear path to outlaw pot shops
Westborough voters this month voted overwhelmingly to bar retail marijuana shops from their town, and other towns are looking into forbidding establishments or temporarily prohibiting them. The...
View ArticleLawmakers in Pilgrim zone urge NRC to shut nuke plant down
Citing safety concerns, eight Cape Cod and South Shore lawmakers called on federal regulators Tuesday to immediately close the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, whose owners are exploring a possible sale...
View ArticleRetailers weighing sales tax cut ballot question
There may be a major tax cut competing with the significant tax increase that's already being prepared for the 2018 ballot in Massachusetts.Retailers have conducted polling and are encouraged by...
View ArticleTax-form donations fuel select charitable causes
More than $1 million in state income tax refunds goes to fund special causes each year, the result of taxpayers voluntarily checking off donation boxes on their tax forms.
View ArticleGroups renew push to raise tobacco age to 21
BOSTON – While 140 Massachusetts cities and towns have raised their legal tobacco sales from 18 to 21, there’s a renewed push to enact a similar restriction statewide.
View ArticlePrivacy advocates call for toll reforms
Months after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation replaced manned tollbooths with a new electronic tolling system, some lawmakers and privacy advocates are calling for new restrictions on the...
View ArticleMasschusetts greenhouse gas emissions down 21 percent compared to 1990
Greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts decreased from 2013 to 2014, continuing a decade-long trend, according to the latest state data.State law requires emissions by 2020 that are 25 percent lower...
View ArticleFlood watch issued for all of Massachusetts
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch statewide for 8 a.m. Thursday morning through 2 p.m. Friday.A low pressure system will bring up to 1½ inches of rain, causing rivewrs that are...
View ArticleSocial media use presents opportunities, challenges for Massachusetts...
The rise of social media has created new questions for cities and towns when it comes to preserving public records.
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