STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HALF OF 500 MASSACHUSETTS doctors surveyed have already or intend to soon cut back their clinical hours, and one in four plan to leave medicine altogether […]
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State officials reduce closure of Sumner Tunnel this year
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A MEGAPROJECT to repair the 88-year-old Sumner Tunnel under Boston Harbor will take place on a newly divided timeline, trading a later end date and higher […]
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Moran moves into House’s No. 2 spot
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE REPS. MIKE MORAN of Boston, Alice Peisch of Wellesley, and Frank Moran of Lawrence all got big promotions Thursday as House Democrats rolled out their committee […]
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Healey: tax relief proposal is coming
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION is “putting the final touches” on tax legislation with a plan to roll it out alongside the annual state budget bill due March […]
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Healey talks bridges and rail in DC visit
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BACK FROM A string of activity in the nation’s capital that featured a pair of events with President Joe Biden, Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that […]
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IRS says most one-time refunds from state surplus not taxable
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEÂ MANY, BUT NOT necessarily all, Massachusetts taxpayers will not need to count one-time state tax rebates they received last year as income when they file federal […]
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New Devens fusion center to host US energy secretary
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE TOP ENERGY official in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet plans to visit Massachusetts on Friday to celebrate the opening of a new commercial fusion energy research […]
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Illegal strikes are helping teachers win new contracts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS Association wants to legalize teachers’ strikes in the face of opposition to the idea from Gov. Maura Healey, but unions are simultaneously racking […]
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House panel votes 2-1 to seat Kassner over Mirra
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ASKED to vote Wednesday on a party-line recommendation to declare Kristin Kassner, a Hamilton Democrat, the official winner in a contested recount she […]
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Healey seeks funding for shelters, school meals
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE REVIVING DEBATE on an issue that lawmakers left untouched at the end of last session, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday filed a $282 million spending bill […]
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Budd urges more increases in state legal aid
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE TOP STATEÂ judge in Massachusetts wants lawmakers to make more funding available for low-income Bay Staters to get legal representation in civil matters, warning that recent […]
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Rules reformers prepare for another fight in Legislature
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AROUND THE COUNTRY, state legislatures use their public websites to publish reams of written testimony submitted in support or opposition to proposals, name special interest groups […]
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House panel will try to decide who won 2 rep races
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A PANEL OF LAWMAKERS will convene two public hearings on Friday to examine a pair of House races decided by extremely narrow, but certified, recounts, a […]
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Feds blame driver for 2021 Green Line collision
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS identified a Green Line operator’s “loss of situational awareness” as the likely cause of a July 2021 Green Line collision, and their report about […]
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Mariano says House will review 2 election results
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE TOP HOUSE DEMOCRATS plan on Wednesday to task a special committee with examining the results of two elections decided by microscopic margins following recounts, a process […]
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Orange Line service cut due to electrical arcing problem
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ORANGE LINE riders should expect slow commutes with gaps of about 15 minutes between trains after the MBTA pulled nine cars from service because of unexpected […]
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Revenge porn bill surfaces in Senate
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE LAWMAKERS COULD make a late-session push to crack down on distribution of sexually explicit content without a subject’s consent, often referred to as “revenge porn,” after […]
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Mass. employment nears pre-pandemic levels
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS EMPLOYERS added 17,300 jobs in November, labor officials announced Friday, putting the state within striking distance of returning to a pre-pandemic level of employment. Last […]
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MBTA eyes purchase of Widett Circle parcel
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MBTA OFFICIALS Â gave the green light Thursday to begin the work of acquiring a 24-acre plot of land in Boston, where they hope to build a […]
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Recount in rep race gives edge to Dem by 1 vote
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE DEMOCRAT KRISTIN Kassner jumped into the lead over five-term Republican Rep. Lenny Mirra after a district-wide recount erased her narrow deficit and put her ahead by […]
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Two House races appear headed for recounts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE CANDIDATES IN TWO Massachusetts House races, each apparently decided by only 10 votes, want elections officials to take another look at the thousands of ballots cast. […]
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Green Line to Medford opening Dec. 12
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ONE FINAL DELAY of a couple of weeks looms, and then the long-awaited second and final Green Line extension branch will open to riders on December […]
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Winners in 2 House races still unclear
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ONE WEEK AFTER polls closed, voters still do not know the winners in two Massachusetts House races that are likely headed toward recounts with high stakes […]
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$3b in tax cap checks to start going out Tuesday
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE FIRST CHECKS and direct deposits from a nearly $3 billion pot of excess tax revenue will head back to taxpayers starting on Tuesday when the […]