STATE HOUSE, BOSTON- A member of the council that vets judicial nominees asked Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday to consider decriminalizing heroin use by addicts and having the state take over the operation of methadone clinics as a strategy to "try something different" and get more drug addicts the treatment they need to recover.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON- Shoppers can expect to pay just a little less at the register the weekend of Aug. 15 and Aug. 16 because of a sales tax holiday law that's been called both a boondoggle and a boon for retailers.
