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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With tax collections pouring in but Democrats still on the hunt for new revenue, the possibility of repealing tax breaks for specialized industries like aviation or the chance to apply new taxes to unhealthy, sugary drinks dangles like low-hanging fruit before many lawmakers.
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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE After U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused Warren of "defrauding the public" with her claims of American Indian ancestry and said she should resign.
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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker on Monday defended U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling's decision to prosecute a state judge for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest, dismissing the idea that the indictment was politically motivated.
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By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Expanding road tolls across Massachusetts and to the state's borders could be a way to generate new revenue to address growing transportation woes, Senate President Karen Spilka said Thursday.
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By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Democratic leaders in both branches are now saying it's unlikely the Massachusetts Legislature will pursue substantial new revenue proposals as part of next fiscal year's state budget, with Senate Ways and Means Committee chairman Michael Rodrigues on Tuesday joining
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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With the Massachusetts Senate slowly gearing up for a long-term exploration of the state tax system, House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Wednesday said the House was unlikely to participate in the exercise, and Governor Charlie Baker said he remains opposed to "broad-based&
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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Requiring all private firearm sales in Massachusetts to take place in a federally licensed gun store — and be run through the shop's background check system — would close a "dangerous loophole" in current laws, a Natick lawmaker said Tuesday.
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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Students, educators and others who say the cost of a college education has ballooned out of control took their calls for relief to the State House on Thursday and said that if lawmakers don't act, they're prepared to ask