FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER Sal DiMasi was cleared on Thursday to register as a lobbyist by a Superior Court judge who overturned Secretary of State William Galvin’s decision to reject DiMasi’s […]
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Baker files interim state budget
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE STATE’S FINANCES in disarray and the COVID-19 pandemic making it extremely difficult to predict the next 12 months, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday filed […]
Posted inEnvironment, State House News Service
Theoharides: Transpo emission pact still priority
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides said Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has only sharpened her and the administration’s resolve to push forward with its […]
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Walsh may move slower than Baker on reopening
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE STATE’S economy beginning to wake up on Tuesday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he has no plans right now to lift the city’s curfew […]
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Net-zero target gets mixed reviews
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides used the occasion of Earth Day on Wednesday to finalize the state’s new net-zero greenhouse gas emissions limit, but […]
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Scaccia, Naughton leaving the House
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE REPS. ANGELO SCACCIA of Readville and Harold Naughton of Clinton announced they will not seek re-election this year, joining a large number of other lawmakers who […]
Posted inHealth Care
Virus notes: Franklin Cty. reports 3 more deaths
THREE MORE COVID-19 deaths were reported on Wednesday in tiny Franklin County, bringing its total to seven and solidifying its position as the Massachusetts county with the most deaths per […]
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Larry Rasky, PR leader and Biden pal, dies
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Larry Rasky, one of Boston’s preeminent public relations gurus and a close confidant of former Vice President Joe Biden, died Sunday morning, according to three people […]
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Baker applauds shutdown of Southie bars
State House News Service On a Sunday when many Bay Staters thought they’d be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, Gov. Charlie Baker was instead applauding Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for shutting […]
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Galvin seeks emergency election powers
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH FOUR SPECIAL House and Senate elections planned for the end of the March and hundreds of municipal elections on the calendar in the next couple […]
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House OKs $18b transportation bond bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A DAY AFTER VOTING to raise taxes and fees by as much as $600 million per year, the Massachusetts House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a roughly […]
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Nangle steps down from House posts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FACING A RAFT of federal charges connected to bank fraud and the improper use of campaign funds, Rep. David Nangle appears set to attempt to ride […]
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Mass. facing hit from proposed fed Medicaid changes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOVERNORS AROUND THE COUNTRY, including Gov. Charlie Baker, are fighting the Trump administration over proposed changes to how the federal government reimburses states for Medicaid, seeking […]
Posted inState House News Service, Transportation
DiZoglio defends shift on immigrant license bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SEN. DIANA DIZOGLIO is defending her decision to vote in favor of advancing a bill that would make driver’s licenses available to undocumented immigrants, leaning on […]
Posted inTransportation
TCI club appears to be shrinking
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN A PROTEST-INTERRUPTED State of the State address Thursday, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott cast a shadow on the prospects of him signing his state up for […]
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Theoharides: Sununu rejection of TCI no surprise
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S LEAD NEGOTIATOR on a multi-state pact to lower carbon emissions from vehicles said Thursday she was not surprised New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu withdrew […]
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Lawmakers finally pass close-out budget
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS broke a weeks-long impasse over a more than $1 billion surplus spending bill on Wednesday night, cutting a deal that dropped a […]
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DiMasi: ‘I’ve paid my debt to society’
FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER Salvatore DiMasi on Tuesday made a public appeal for a “second chance” after his conviction on federal corruption charges eight years ago, resuming his battle with Secretary […]
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Lawmakers cram a lot in at the end
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS wrapped up work Wednesday on bills calling for long-term K-12 education investments, requiring motorists to use only hands-free technology while driving, and banning flavored […]
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PAC with ties to Baker getting active
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A NEW SUPER PAC closely tied to Gov. Charlie Baker and funded by a familiar ensemble of well-heeled GOP donors has been spending heavily this fall […]
Posted inTransportation
House leaders talk transpo taxes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HOUSE LEADERS ARE INCHING toward a proposal to raise new revenue “sourced from transportation for transportation” to invest in infrastructure and public transit, keeping their eye […]
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Judge allows Baker vaping ban to continue
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN A RULING critical of how Gov. Charlie Baker went about banning the sale of all vaping products for four months, a Superior Court judge on […]
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Senate ethics review of Brady winding up
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE NEARLY FOUR MONTHS after opening an investigation into Brockton Sen. Michael Brady’s drunk driving case, the Senate Ethics Committee is close to issuing its report that […]
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House leaders opt for rainy day fund over tax cut
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S proposal to double the tax exemption for dependent children was left out of a $714 million spending bill being debated Wednesday because leadership […]