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Gun-Ban Bill Future Remains Unclear
A bill that would ban certain types of rifles, pistols, and shotguns still has not been referred to a specific committee of…
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Vermont Legalizes Sports Gambling
Sports betting will be legal in Vermont next year. After both chambers of the Vermont legislature passed a bill (H.127) on…
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Mandate Diversity On Massachusetts Boards and Commissions? Legislature To Consider Bill Doing Just That
The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would mandate diversity by race, sex, and sexual orientation on public boards and commissions…
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Massachusetts Legislature Bill Would Ban ‘Deceptive Advertising’ At Crisis Pregnancy Centers
A bill filed in the Massachusetts legislature seeks to ban what it calls "deceptive advertising" by pro-life crisis pregnancy…
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Charlie Baker Signs Sports Betting Bill Into Law
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill into law Wednesday that will legalize sports betting in the Commonwealth. Baker signed H.5164,…
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Minors Could Get Pre-HIV Medications Without Parents’ Consent Under Bill Approved By Massachusetts Legislature
Minors whose sexual activities put them at risk of getting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus could get pre-exposure medications without the permission…
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Conservative Massachusetts Democrat State Rep Filed Voter ID Bill
There is bipartisan support for voter ID in the State House. While Massachusetts Republicans are working on getting a voter ID question…
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Roll Call on Gas Tax Bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in March 2020
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that sought to increase the state's gasoline tax and…
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Establish Drug-Injection Facilities for Opioid Addicts, Massachusetts Legislative Committee Says
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would establish at least two places in Massachusetts for consuming illegal drugs. The bill…
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Ban Balloons, State Rep Says
A bill before the Massachusetts Legislature would ban selling or releasing a balloon, on pain of a $100 fine. Balloon opponents say…
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Surveillance Cameras Going Forward, Despite State Law Limiting Surveillance
A judge is refusing to issue a preliminary injunction that would block installation of three police surveillance cameras in downtown Manchester, New…
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Opponent’s New Legal Analysis of Proposed ROE Act Abortion Bill Troubled by Undefined Terms, Changes in State Law
A legal analysis of the proposed ROE Act abortion bill in Massachusetts published by an anti-abortion group this week finds that…
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Connecticut’s General Assembly Forms Council To Keep Eye On Threats To Abortion Rights, “Women’s Health”
The Hartford Courant is reporting that the Connecticut General Assembly, in light of recent legislative restrictions on abortion services in others states,…
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NH Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto; Kills The Death Penalty
The death penalty is dead in NH after legislators voted to override Republican Gov. Chris Sununu's veto of legislation abolishing…
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Vermont House Passes Bill Limiting Right To Keep and Bear Arms
The Vermont House of Representatives has approved gun control legislation in what has been one of the most gun-friendly states in…
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New Hampshire House: Grow Your Own Weed
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 207-139 for a bill that would legalize growing marijuana for personal use and possessing…
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Lawmakers Want To Increase Felony Theft Threshold Four To Six Times What It Is Now
The current threshold for felony theft in Massachusetts is $250, but the Massachusetts Senate wants to increase it to $1,500, while…
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$5 Million for New Cannabis Control Commission
The Massachusetts Legislature appropriated $2.7 million this past week for the new commission, which is supposed to oversee the new marijuana…
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Maine House Rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
The Maine House of Representatives voted 85-61 on Tuesday, May 23 against a bill that would make physician-assisted suicide legal.…
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Prospecting for Gold in New Hampshire? Bring Hand-Held Sifter If New Anti-Dredge Bill Passes
There's gold in them thar streams in northern New Hampshire, say some. But some say dredges used to look for…
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Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill Filed in Massachusetts Legislature
Similar bills filed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives have failed in the past.…
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Pay Raise Bill Teed Up for Votes in Mass. House, Senate
STATE HOUSE – House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg would see their salaries increase by $45,000 a year and…
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Legalize Fireworks, Say Some New Hampshire Legislators
Fun and freedom are among the arguments for fireworks. Fire chiefs are worried about safety.…
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Right-To-Work Gets Thumbs Up from New Hampshire House Committee
The 3-2 committee vote sends the bill to the New Hampshire Senate with a recommendation for approval. The bill would allow…
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$15 An Hour An Albatross, Some Businesses Say
Massachusetts business owners say further hikes in the state's minimum wage would increase their costs so much they might have…
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Boston Council seeks to apply brakes to drivers
BOSTON – The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to lower the speed limit on many Hub roads to 20 miles per hour…
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Alcohol license bills flow amid campaign season
With most lawmakers on hiatus from Beacon Hill, spending time in their districts or working on their reelection campaigns, a skeleton crew…
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Senator hopes towing bill frees up spaces at Park-N-Ride lot
STATE HOUSE — Legislation permitting operators of state-owned park and ride facilities to tow vehicles didn't make it to Gov.…
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Online lottery failed to make cut in late-session flurry
STATE HOUSE — Having been denied the legislative authority to move products online, the head of the Massachusetts Lottery said the agency will…
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Lawmakers falter at finish in bid to protect workers in non-competes
STATE HOUSE — House and Senate lawmakers came tantalizingly close to reaching a deal that would have limited the use of non-compete…
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Baker targets union disclosures with direct mail bill amendment
STATE HOUSE — A bill aimed at increasing transparency in political ads is back before the Legislature, after Gov. Charlie Baker proposed an…
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Conference glut could leave little time to review major bills
STATE HOUSE — With five major bills potentially on tap to come before the Legislature this weekend, House Speaker Robert DeLeo said lawmakers…
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Lawmakers send Real ID bill to Baker, agree to his license amendment
STATE HOUSE — Legislation bringing Massachusetts into compliance with the federal Real ID law made its way to the governor's desk…
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Mass. pay equity legislation and the ‘war on work’
As a gender pay equity bill is taken up in the Massachusetts House, it is time to consider a question: Should your…
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Baker focused on ‘big six’ bills as formal sessions wind down
STATE HOUSE — With 20 days remaining until the end of formal legislative sessions, Beacon Hill leaders are turning their attention to six…
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Sales tax holiday bypassed as House approves $915M jobs bill
STATE HOUSE — The Massachusetts House on Thursday night approved more than $915 million in borrowing over the next five years as part…
