Democratic leaders in both branches are now saying it's unlikely the Massachusetts Legislature will pursue substantial new revenue proposals as part of next fiscal year's state budget, with Senate Ways and Means Committee chairman Michael Rodrigues on Tuesday joining House Speaker Robert DeLeo in suggesting that those discussions should be postponed until later in the year.
A bill that would make sex between school employees and students a crime in Rhode Island even if the student is of legal age to consent is drawing opposition from the two statewide teachers' unions and the American Civil Liberties Union.
The age of consent in Rhode Island is 16, as it is in Massachusetts.
