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Driver Decal Bill Would Flag Young Motorists

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Maura Healey

AG Healey Joins Beacon Hill Leadership And An 8-Year-Old From Melrose To Rip Trump’s Transgender Policy Shift

BOSTON — President Donald Trump's revocation of a set of public accommodations "guidelines" for how to treat transgender public school students enacted by former president Barack Obama's administration prompted howls of criticism this week, especially from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Healey on Thursday organized

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BACON HILL: Democrats Ram Pay Raise Bill Through House

BOSTON — House lawmakers on Wednesday acted quickly along party lines to ram through a complex $18 million package of legislative, judicial,and constitutional office pay raises, marking the end of a speedy process in which Republicans appeared to be powerless in their opposition. Each Republican amendment went down in defeat,

Massachusetts

Partnership between The Ride and Uber coming for paratransit passengers

BOSTON — As the MBTA looks to cut costs and improve service, a state transportation official on Monday said the T could save as much as $47 million a year on The Ride program by raising fares, reducing service and forging partnerships with the taxi industry and companies like Uber and

Massachusetts

Senator says time not right for added flexibility of bar hours

STATE HOUSE — The backer of a bill that would give Greater Boston-area bars the ability to stay open past 2 a.m. after obtaining local permission told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that the time is not right to extend last call later into the night. "My view is that this

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Physician-assisted suicide bill fails to advance

BOSTON — A controversial bill aimed at legalizing physician-assisted suicide in the Bay State appears to be off the table for the current legislative session. The proposal was facing a key Thursday deadline, in which the joint legislative committee tasked with its review had to determine whether or not to issue

Massachusetts legislature

Beacon Hill pols mostly due for free rides in November, data shows

BOSTON — More than two-thirds of the 188 state lawmakers seeking re-election in the fall are on track to return to Beacon Hill without a challenge in a legislative election cycle marked by a lack of competition. With 22 uncontested races in the 40-member Senate and 105 in the 160-member House,

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Hospital deal squeezes health care watchdog agency

BOSTON – The outgoing head of the health care agency whose funding will be drawn down to pay for an accord over health care provider pricing is questioning the impact the deal would have on struggling community hospitals. Aron Boros, executive director of the Center for Health and Information Analysis, also