THIS WEEK’S VOTE by the Boston City Council to sign off on $3.4 million in state grants for the Boston Police Department’s intelligence unit was a big win for Mayor […]
Short takes: Wu, Campbell on different pages
Posted inCourts, Marijuana, State Government
Goldberg gives cannabis chair O’Brien chance to be heard
ON THE EVE of a scheduled court hearing challenging her suspension as chair of the state Cannabis Control Commission, Shannon O’Brien said state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has agreed to hold […]
Posted inHealth Care
PBMs aren’t the pharmacy boogeyman
LET’S START with something that we can all agree with: the rising cost of health care in Massachusetts and the entire country is a crisis that threatens not only the […]
Posted inGuns
House leaders take hands-on approach with latest gun bill
GUN CONTROL legislation moved back on to Beacon Hill’s front burner on Thursday, as House leaders unveiled a revised bill that they hope to send directly to the Senate later […]
Posted inImmigration
Big 3 confer with congressional delegation on migrants
THE BIG 3 on Beacon Hill met via Zoom on Thursday morning with the state’s representatives in Congress, enlisting their help in seeking federal dollars and regulatory changes to help […]
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
Court weighs custody of young offenders
WHEN A YOUNG PERSON is convicted of a crime, Massachusetts and the federal government agree that they shouldn’t be put into the same custody as adult convicts. But one state […]
