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Sale of shell-on lobster claws bound for Senate floor
STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts lobstermen could get a leg-up if a Senate bill set for consideration next Thursday becomes law. Senate Minority…
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Mass. drivers would have to put devices down under bill on Senate agenda
STATE HOUSE — On the heels of a 2010 law that one senator calls a "mess," the Senate next week is…
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House Dems hold line on seven-day Rx limits
STATE HOUSE — House Democrats put up a unified front on Wednesday against Republican-led efforts to reinsert into a major opioid abuse…
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Pot legalization backers remind lawmakers clock is ticking
STATE HOUSE — Buoyed by recent wins at the ballot box and confidence that voters will approve yet another major law in November,…
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Mass. House gives opioid bill initial approval
STATE HOUSE — The Massachusetts House on Wednesday morning gave initial approval to a bill aimed at reducing opioid abuse and deaths, setting…
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Mass. crime and incarceration rates reflect decade-long national decline
STATE HOUSE — The past 10 years in Massachusetts have seen decreases in total crime, criminal case filings and convictions, researchers told a…
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Legislature urged to settle legality of fantasy sports betting
BOSTON — There is "some urgency" for the Legislature to weigh in on the legality and regulation of daily fantasy sports…
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T offers incentives to white-collar workers to cut deficit
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is reportedly offering retirement incentives to hundreds of administrative employees to shave $30 million to $36…
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MBTA considers complete replacement of Green Line fleet
BOSTON — MBTA staff is considering a complete replacement of the Green Line fleet in the next decade or so, a roughly $1…
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Obamacare, prescription drugs drive up costs, state insurers say
BOSTON — As health insurers sat before state officials Monday to explain the math behind their rate increases, several pointed to an Affordable…
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Baker cuts $50 million to start filling budget gap
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday slashed nearly $50 million from the state budget to partially close what his administration identified as…
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State government waiting for the ax to fall
Could Friday be the day Administration and Finance Secretary Kristen Lepore brings her scalpel, or will it be a machete, to work…
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Walsh plans Jan. 19 State of the City
Massachusetts residents will hear about the state of its biggest city, Boston, and the state of the Commonwealth during the same week.…
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Warren defends Obama’s gun plan, urges voters to challenge candidates
STATE HOUSE — With President Barack Obama taking heat over his executive actions on gun safety, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday…
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Baker joins DeLeo, cabinet members at Boston hospital
BOSTON – Boston Children's Hospital is the place to be Thursday morning. Gov. Charlie Baker, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Boston Mayor Marty…
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Senate plans pair of special elections on May 10
STATE HOUSE — Special elections to fill a vacant Senate seat on the South Shore and another soon-to-be vacant seat in…
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Charter backers in Senate agree with Rosenberg’s bleak outlook
BOSTON – Senate President Stanley Rosenberg touched a nerve on Monday when he painted a bleak picture of the prospect of advancing a…
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Baker may gauge budget hole’s depth with December revenue
BOSTON – With Gov. Charlie Baker considering where and how deep to cut spending from the current fiscal 2016 budget, December tax collections…
