Speaker: Massachusetts Communities Can Adopt Their Own Sanctuary Policies Without State Law
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With activists furious about the failure of an immigration law enforcement measure, Massachusetts House…
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By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With activists furious about the failure of an immigration law enforcement measure, Massachusetts House…
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With time running out again on comprehensive sex education legislation, state Representative James O&…
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A group of state representatives has asked overdue state budget negotiators to adopt Massachusetts Senate…
By Colin Young State House News Service The Massachusetts Senate went on record again Thursday in favor of a statewide ban on…
By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE President Donald Trump's remarks about tossing a DNA test at U.S. Sen.…
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE The "grand bargain" law signed by Governor Charlie Baker last week makes a…
By Colin A. Young State House News Service With a raft of advocates and lawmakers huddled around the desk in his ceremonial…
By Andy Metzger and Chris Triunfo STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE If State Police stole from the public till by committing overtime fraud,…
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker signed a new law Thursday that could affect virtually every resident…
By Colin A. Young and Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Siding with South Dakota, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday…
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Massachusetts lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to historic wage and benefits legislation designed to improve…
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed health care reform legislation that…
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE An eight-way race for a district that last elected a new representative in the…
State House News Service Negotiators trying to assemble a "grand bargain" to settle sales tax reduction, paid family, and medical…
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The coalition of labor, faith-based and community groups behind a push to raise…
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WORCESTER — Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim, making his first run at higher office, earned…
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE In Massachusetts, the secretary of state serves as the top elections official, public information officer…
By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker would veto a Massachusetts Senate budget provision limiting state law enforcement'…