STATE HOUSE — In an otherwise quiet session, the House gave initial approval to bills reforming the state's alimony law, putting property owners on the hook for problem properties and enhancing notification by those seeking liquor licenses.
The alimony reform bill would prohibit courts from excluding chronic illness, age and tax considerations from their calculation of income for alimony orders, according to a bill summary. Alimony proceedings, which are conducted as part of a divorce, were altered in 2011.
Massachusetts native and political provocateur Corey Lewandowski has apparently fallen out of favor in New York billionaire Donald Trump's campaign to become the Republican nominee for president.
Lewandowski, born and raised in Lowell, reportedly fell victim to a campaign overhaul launched by The Donald last week. The move came as pundits and Republican insiders increasingly question whether Trump will emerge from this summer's Republican National Convention as the nominee despite leading his rivals throughout the campaign thus far.
