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Chairs agree accord on charter schools ‘unlikely’
STATE HOUSE — It's unlikely that the Massachusetts House and Senate will be able to agree on a charter school expansion…
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Sales tax roll-back proposal runs into Democratic wall
BOSTON – Saying state spending has risen 50 percent since 2006, state Rep. James Lyons appealed to his colleagues in the House of…
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House rejects film credit cap, gas tax increase
BOSTON – The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Monday shot down proposals to increase the state gas tax and to cap the state&…
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Poll suggests wide support for ‘millionaire’ tax proposal
BOSTON – More than three quarters of Boston residents polled said they would support a surtax on incomes of $1 million or more,…
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Baker offers fresh hints on ‘bathroom bill’ stance
BOSTON – Remarking Thursday on reports that Donald Trump opposes a North Carolina law regarding public facilities access by transgender people, Massachusetts Gov.…
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Baker fires back at marijuana campaign leaders
BOSTON – Labeled a "hypocrite" last week by advocates who said his stance on legalizing retail sales of marijuana is at…
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Cross-state canoe journey ends with call on GE to clean Housatonic
BOSTON — Paddling a canoe across Massachusetts with a message for the state's most prized new corporate arrival to clean up…
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Rosenberg: Suspension of Kinder Morgan pipeline a ‘game changer’
As the Legislature prepares to consider major energy policy legislation later this spring, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg called the news that Kinder…
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Gas pipeline builder suspends work on Mass. project
BOSTON – Kinder Morgan suspended further work and spending on its Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline project Wednesday, citing inadequate commitments from…
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Rosenberg predicts a tough ballot fight over legalizing pot
BOSTON – Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, a no-show at the launch of a campaign to defeat a proposed ballot measure to make…
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House eyeing additional alimony reforms
STATE HOUSE — In an otherwise quiet session, the House gave initial approval to bills reforming the state's alimony law, putting…
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Baker backs Northeastern nanomanufacturing innovation center
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker is set to join the president of Northeastern University on Tuesday afternoon to announce a new consortium focused…
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Brewster selectman withdraws from Senate race
Brewster Selectman Ben deRuyter is withdrawing from the race for the open Cape and Islands Senate seat, saying he wants to spend…
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Pro-pot advocates say Baker, Walsh promote alcohol
BOSTON – A day after some of the state's top politicians formalized their opposition to a bid to legalize marijuana sales…
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Charter expansion backed by Bay State majority, poll shows
BOSTON – A slim majority of voters support expanding the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts, a new poll shows. The survey from…
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Baker joins DeLeo and Walsh to fight pot ballot measure
BOSTON – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has joined forces with Democratic leaders Robert DeLeo, the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and…
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Pilgrim to refuel in 2017, stay open until June 2019
STATE HOUSE — The owners of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth plan to refuel in 2017 and then cease operations on May…
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Court predicts layoffs, enviro groups also knock House budget
STATE HOUSE — Cities and towns reliant on local aid saw much to celebrate in the $39.5 billion budget proposal released by…
