STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASKS WILL no longer be required on MBTA vehicles and properties, Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday afternoon, a day after a federal judge in […]
Chris Van Buskirk
Posted inTransportation
Immigrant license bill clears House by veto-proof margin
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE HOUSE PASSED legislation Wednesday that opens a pathway for some undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses in Massachusetts, a move advocates say would make roads […]
Posted inHealth Care, State House News Service
Wu eyes Long Island for Mass and Cass help
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE RENOVATING BUILDINGS on Long Island and reintroducing treatment there for people dealing with substance use disorder and homelessness could be part of a medium- to long-term […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
ARPA spending bill finally heads to Baker
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT from the bill he proposed, but Gov. Charlie Baker finally has on his desk a version of legislation doling out billions […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
House add $174m to ARPA bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A MAJOR SPENDING bill allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds and surplus state tax revenues cleared the House on Friday evening by a vote of 159-0 after […]
Posted inRace/Racism, State House News Service
Ex-commissioner sues Baker over firing
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE FORMER HEAD of the state’s Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is suing the Baker administration in federal court, claiming he was instructed […]
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House crushes transparency rules amendment
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HOUSE LAWMAKERS spent over an hour locked in a tense debate Wednesday afternoon on an unsuccessful transparency amendment to the Legislature’s 2021-2022 joint rules before ultimately adopting […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Tyler to head Black and Latino Caucus
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS THE NEW legislative session gets underway, the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus plans to install Rep. Chynah Tyler of Roxbury as its new chair, replacing Rep. […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
House approves police reform bill on 93-66 vote
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AND ON THE third day, after sessions that ran for a collective 35 hours, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a sweeping police reform and accountability […]
Posted inPolitics
Senate OKs bill expanding voting options
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE SENATE PASSED expanded vote-by-mail legislation Tuesday that would allow voters to avoid the polls, but still participate, during the upcoming primaries and general election if […]
Posted inEducation
Supporters talk up early college programs
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ANNA UREÑA-LUNA studies criminal justice at Salem State University. Zashari Sanchez, a high school student, just applied to a handful of colleges with hopes to work in […]