Colleen Garry

Massachusetts

‘Bathroom bills’ cleared judiciary committee with large margins

STATE HOUSE — Reps. Colleen Garry, a Dracut Democrat, and James Lyons, an Andover Republican, were the only two members of the Judiciary Committee to vote against both versions of a transgender bill in a poll taken on Friday. Republican Sen. Richard Ross, of Wrentham, and Republican Rep. Sheila Harrington, of

Thanksgiving

Liquor stores oppose bill allowing them to open on Thanksgiving

STATE HOUSE — A group of package store owners on Tuesday came out against a bill that would allow them to open their shops and make liquor sales on Thanksgiving, arguing the business wouldn't be worth the loss of family time. "We have lives just like the other