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Baker rolls out first steps to reforming child welfare agency
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday took the first steps toward reforming the troubled Department of Children and Families with measures to…
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Ed board backs MCAS 2.0 plan for new standardized tests
MALDEN – Bay State education policymakers voted Tuesday to create an MCAS 2.0 standardized testing program that combines elements of the multi-…
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Moulton: Rail link ‘far smarter’ than station expansion
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Seth Moulton is working to build support among the Bay State's Congressional delegation for a substantial study…
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House solar bill draws shade from industry
STATE HOUSE — House leaders have crafted a modest proposal to lift the cap on solar net metering in an effort to break…
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Ed board urged to take time before deciding student assessment course
MALDEN, MASS. — On the eve of a potentially critical vote, educators, parents and elected officials pressed the Board of Elementary and Secondary…
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Baker’s economic development plan designed to create ‘opportunities for all’
Gov. Charlie Baker has rolled out major energy, opioid and charter school proposals and now the administration has a draft economic development…
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Students push in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants
BOSTON – With legislation that would give undocumented immigrants in-state tuition rates approaching its tenth month in committee, members of a student…
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Local plastic bans feted at State House
STATE HOUSE — Hoping that bans on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers could one day be in place statewide, environmentalists on Thursday celebrated…
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Med students, Baker discuss pain management
STATE HOUSE — In the latest attempt to showcase support for his approach to the opioid crisis, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday met…
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DraftKings a ‘skill’ to Baker while Healey terms it ‘gambling’
BOSTON – In the wake of the New York attorney general's cease and desist order shutting down daily fantasy sports sites…
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Mass. Muslims push agenda with first ‘Day on the Hill’
STATE HOUSE — The Bay State Muslim community on Thursday sought to assert itself at the State House in the areas of housing,…
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MCAS 2.0 called for by Bay State ed chief Chester
BOSTON – A "next-generation MCAS" is the route Massachusetts should take in choosing its new standardized student assessment program, Elementary…
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Faith leaders outline energy reform goals
STATE HOUSE — Religious leaders and members of faith communities from across Massachusetts rallied at the State House on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to…
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As workers rally, Labor panel passes $15 wage minimum
A legislative committee on Tuesday afternoon endorsed a bill establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage for fast food and so-called big box store workers.
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Gas pipeline in rural Sandisfield draws strong opposition at hearing
STATE HOUSE — Dozens of Western Massachusetts residents piled into Gardner Auditorium on Tuesday morning to oppose a bill that would allow a…
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Regional, national opioid responses discussed at Boston forum
BOSTON — Across New England, efforts to tackle opioid abuse and curb rising overdose rates involve a focus on working with doctors on…
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Rockwell painting delivers windfall for Gardner schools
STATE HOUSE — A valuable 74-year-old painting that hung for years in the principal's office at Gardner High School…
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Baker questions Obama step toward marine monuments
BOSTON – Raising concerns about potential impacts on commercial fisheries, Gov. Charlie Baker is questioning President Barack Obama's step toward designating…
