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Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld will be in Boston Monday to turn in signatures needed to ensure ballot access for the Johnson-Weld Libertarian Party presidential ticket. According to the Weld campaign, the former governor will address those who believe supporting his ticket with former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson will
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Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday plans to sign legislation putting Massachusetts on a course to diversify its energy generation base by procuring 1,600 megawatts of hydropower and offshore wind energy through long-term contracts. The bill also contains language promoting gas leak repairs and the development of energy storage technology
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STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft. "I want to start by thanking the Legislature for pushing this one through," Baker said after signing the
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STATE HOUSE — Election reform advocates are finding mixed levels of preparedness for the state's first experiment with early voting, which begins in 81 days. According to survey results released Thursday by the Massachusetts Election Modernization Commission, 138 cities and towns — nearly 40 percent of the state's
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STATE HOUSE — Having been denied the legislative authority to move products online, the head of the Massachusetts Lottery said the agency will continue to make its case to lawmakers and seek approval to offer its products on the internet. The economic development legislation sent to Gov. Charlie Baker's
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STATE HOUSE — The Governor's Council narrowly approved Douglas Darnbrough for a Barnstable District Court judgeship on Wednesday after Gov. Charlie Baker was called to the meeting to help break a 4-4 tie that would have sunk his nominee. After the council deadlocked, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito called a
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STATE HOUSE — The House and Senate may be done trading major policy proposals for the year, but the back-and-forth between members of both branches is only heating up. The verbal barbs and finger-pointing started not long after the branches gaveled the end of formal sessions for the year in the
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STATE HOUSE — As proponents gathered outside the State House Wednesday to urge support for marijuana legalization and condemn arguments against it as rooted in fear, opponents of a ballot question to allow the adult use of marijuana released a list of 119 members of the Legislature opposing legalization. Massachusetts voters