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Massachusetts House Gambling Proposal Puts Special Interests First
Celeste Ribeiro Hewitt warns that a Massachusetts House proposal to expand gambling through historical horse racing machines lacks public scrutiny.
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Massachusetts Can't Afford To Undercut Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion
Northeast Gas Association CEO José Costa warns that a Massachusetts Senate energy bill could raise costs by limiting investments in natural gas infrastructure.
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Massachusetts Lawmakers May Override Voter-Approved Public Records Measure
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved expanding the public records law, but state lawmakers could weaken the measure before it takes effect.
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Boston Public Schools Have A Results Problem, Not A Money Problem
Education advocates say Boston Public Schools continues to struggle with reading and math despite Mayor Michelle Wu’s claims of progress.
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Massachusetts High Court Upholds Gun Restrictions For Adults Under 21
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state's restrictions on handgun licenses for adults under 21. Two justices dissented.
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Massachusetts Is Ignoring Marijuana Health Risks As Use Soars
Massachusetts doctors warn that the state has failed to address rising marijuana-related health problems, especially among children, despite soaring sales and tax revenue.
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Eversource CEO Says Maura Healey's Anti-Utility Rhetoric Will Fade After Election
Eversource CEO Joe Nolan expects Gov. Maura Healey to ease criticism of utilities after the election as company executives donate to her campaign.
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Chelsea May Eliminate Parking Minimums To Boost Housing Production
Chelsea officials are considering ending minimum parking requirements for new housing developments in an effort to lower construction costs and increase housing supply.
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Massachusetts Democrats Want More Transparency From Their Party's Lawmakers, Poll Says
Massachusetts Democrats overwhelmingly want to subject the governor's office and state legislature to public records law, a new poll shows.
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72% Of Massachusetts Voters Still Support Auditing Legislature, Poll Says
A new poll found 72% of likely Massachusetts voters support allowing the state auditor to audit the Legislature, matching the 2024 ballot result.
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Massachusetts Voters Blame Trump, Utilities More Than Maura Healey For High Energy Costs, Poll Says
A new poll finds Massachusetts voters are more likely to blame President Donald Trump and utility companies than Gov. Maura Healey for the state's high energy costs.
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Massachusetts Voters Favor Keeping Legal Marijuana, 2024 Gun Law, Poll Shows
A new MassINC poll finds Massachusetts voters leaning strongly against repealing legal recreational marijuana and the state’s 2024 gun law.
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Massachusetts High Court To Consider Gun License ‘Suitability’ Standard Legality
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear a challenge to the state’s gun licensing suitability standard next month.
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Poll: Most Massachusetts Residents Say State Is a Good Place To Live, But Unaffordable
Most Massachusetts residents view the state as a good place to live, but many say high costs make it unaffordable, a new poll found.
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SJC Again Upholds MBTA Communities Housing Law
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected the town of Marshfield's challenge to the MBTA Communities Act housing law last week, rejecting every argument it made.
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Massachusetts Teachers Union Biggest Donor To Yes On 9 Gun Control Effort
The Massachusetts Teachers Association gave $500,000 to the campaign supporting Question 9, making the teachers union the biggest donor to the effort to keep the state's 2024 gun law.
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Maura Healey Not Doing Enough To Stop AI Data Center Development
An environmental advocate says Gov. Maura Healey’s new data center rules do not go far enough and wants Massachusetts to halt new projects.
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Massachusetts Democratic and Republican Parties Both Seeing Membership Drop
Massachusetts political party membership continues to fall as automatic voter registration adds most new voters to the state’s unenrolled category.
