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BOSTON – The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to lower the speed limit on many Hub roads to 20 miles per hour from the current 30 mph, citing hopes of reducing accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists. It would also cut the limit in school zones to 15 mph from 20.
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BOSTON — A bill that aims to close the so-called wage gap by increasing transparency and establishing guidelines for courts adjudicating claims of wage discrimination could become law this summer. The bill (HB 1733), currently being reviewed by the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means, would outlaw employer policies that
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BOSTON – A leading proponent of raising the state's tobacco-buying age to 21 said he's "optimistic" the measure and other tobacco restrictions will become law this year, but cautioned that the bill sits among many other matters still awaiting action by the Massachusetts House of
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Dealing a severe blow to legislative negotiators charged with reaching a state budget accord this month, the Baker administration disclosed Tuesday this year's state budget hole has grown larger and may reach $370 million, while estimates of revenues available for next year's budget might be
Massachusetts
BOSTON – U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz subpoenaed records from the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of an investigation into whether state Sen. Brian Joyce, a Milton Democrat, illegally used his office to bolster his law practice, House officials confirmed on Monday. Joyce has denied all wrongdoing, and
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BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate wrapped up three days of fiscal 2017 budget deliberations around 11 p.m. Thursday, voting unanimously to pass an annual spending bill after adding a total of $61.3 million on the floor. The measure calls for spending $50 million more than the plan passed earlier
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BOSTON – The sponsor of a bill that would limit payments for accrued sick-leave and vacation time for government workers who retire acknowledged Tuesday that her bill is unlikely to become law this session but urged fellow lawmakers to nonetheless take steps against "extraordinary payouts." "Taxpayers are angry,
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Parents wishing to surrender a newborn under the state's baby safe-haven law could arrange a meeting to give an infant to an emergency responder by calling 911 under a bill passed Thursday by the Massachusetts House of Representatives that would amend the statute. Passed in 2004, the
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