STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER sat in the sun on the State House lawn Monday afternoon, relishing a victory for his administration and some in the Legislature. With […]
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Baker hails Uber bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber […]
Posted inBallot Questions, Criminal Justice, State House News Service
Pot supporters say ballot question about fairness
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS PROPONENTS GATHERED outside the State House Wednesday to urge support for marijuana legalization and condemn arguments against it as rooted in fear, opponents of a […]
Posted inGun ownership, Guns, State House News Service
Last-minute bid to derail Healey gun rules
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY would be stripped of her authority to regulate firearms under a bill filed Friday afternoon by the state Senate minority leader. Sen. […]
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Baker signs transgender legislation
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday afternoon signed into law legislation protecting transgender people from discrimination in public places, less than a day after the legislation hit […]
Posted inBallot Questions, Education, State House News Service
Common Core ballot question rejected
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A CITIZENS-BACKED INITIATIVE PETITION that sought to end the state’s use of Common Core learning standards was improperly certified by Attorney General Maura Healey and is […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Senate sends budget to Baker
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH JUST HOURS REMAINING in the current fiscal year, the state Senate on Thursday evening voted 38-1 to send a fiscal 2017 budget to Gov. Charlie […]
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Senate approves energy legislation
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AN ENERGY BILL PASSED 30-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by […]
Posted inState House News Service, Transportation
Baker says T has ‘significant climb’ ahead
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MBTA are moving the transit system “in the right direction,” Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday, but an “enormously significant climb” remains ahead. Speaking […]
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Baker names Budd, Gaziano, Lowy to SJC
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Announcing his three Supreme Judicial Court nominees on Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker said the moment marked a unique opportunity for a first-term governor to begin establishing […]
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Senate nixes med marijuana fees for vets
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Veterans who qualify to access medical marijuana through the state’s dispensary program would no longer have to pay annual registration fees under a rider that the […]
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House-Senate negotiators reach accord on public records
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A COMPROMISE PUBLIC RECORDS BILL agreed to Monday by a conference committee was cheered by open government advocates as a move towards making it faster and […]
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House nixes gas tax hike, film tax credit cut
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE on Monday shot down proposals to increase the gas tax and put a cap on the state’s film tax credit program as they […]
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Prison recidivism very high in Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF PRIOR OFFENSES accounted for nearly three quarters of new convictions in Massachusetts in a single year, according to a data […]
Posted inHealth Care, State House News Service
Report documents community hospital woes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN MASSACHUSETTS face a “self-reinforcing cycle of challenges” that makes their traditional business model unsustainable as more patients choose larger academic medical centers like […]
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House passes ride-sharing legislation
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Despite concerns raised by both taxi drivers and the newer app-based ride companies competing with them for passengers, the Massachusetts House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a […]
Posted inEducation, State House News Service
Boston students protest inadequate funding
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS held a protest march to the State House Monday to advocate for more school funding, Mayor Marty Walsh said that the […]
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Senate unanimous in support of Public Records Law update
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ADVANCES in current technology has rendered the decades-old law ineffective, the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday passed a public records reform bill updating the statute […]
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Healey names Berwick to Health Policy Commission
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FORMER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DON BERWICK, who once held a top health post in the Obama administration, will join the state’s Health Policy Commission next year as […]
Posted inEconomy, Environment, State House News Service
Nearly 99,000 clean energy jobs in MA
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR now employs nearly 99,000 workers in Massachusetts, after five consecutive years of growth, according to a report out Tuesday from the Massachusetts […]
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Rosenberg warns T on fare hike
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH MBTA FARE HIKES on the table to address a budget gap and repair backlog at the public transit system, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Monday […]
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State board approves new ed test
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE BOARD of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday voted to accept Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester’s recommendation to create a new “next-generation” student assessment program […]
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State education formula out of whack
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HIGH COSTS for employee health insurance and special education have reduced the resources school districts can invest in other areas, including extended learning time, books, technology, […]
Posted inEnvironment, State House News Service
Baker minimizes impact of net metering cap
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday urged local officials to encourage the construction of new solar energy projects, despite the fact that the cap on the amount […]
