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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE In Massachusetts, the secretary of state serves as the top elections official, public information officer and securities regulator, along with roles overseeing corporate and lobbyist registration and the state archives.
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By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker would veto a Massachusetts Senate budget provision limiting state law enforcement's role in enforcement of federal immigration laws, he said Thursday.
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By Craig Sandler STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE In the wake of Monday's court decision on sports betting, the only thing we can say for sure, ironically, is that all bets are off. For now.
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By Matt Murphy State House News Service Gubernatorial candidates Jay Gonzalez and Bob Massie went hard at Governor Charlie Baker in an early primary debate between the two remaining Democrats in the race, contrasting their leadership experience while agreeing almost uniformly on the issues.
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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Republican State Treasurer candidate Keiko Orrall believes the Lottery should be looking for ways that it can become an "active participant" in sports betting after the Supreme Court this week struck down a federal ban on sports wagering outside of Nevada.
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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The day after state lawmakers unveiled a compromise criminal justice bill in late March, the architects of that reform package joined Massachusetts court and corrections officials for a trip to Germany to study youth prisons there.
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By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a $41.42 billion fiscal year 2019 budget proposal, touting the spending plan's "robust and critical investments" in education, an "innovative approach to drug pricing,"
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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — Calls continued Thursday for former Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to resign after the release of a report Wednesday detailing what investigators described as a "significant failure of judgment and leadership" in connection with allegations against his civil-law husband.