LOOKING TO ADDRESS longstanding concerns about the state’s child welfare system, the Massachusetts House on Monday passed a wide-ranging bill to improve operations at the Department of Children and Families, while also requiring better public reporting from the state agency. This is the second time lawmakers have tried to pass the bill, and key lawmakers […]
Denise Garlick
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Massachusetts House holds first remote session
A MASK-WEARING House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Wednesday presided over what he called a “historic day” – the first time the Massachusetts House has voted on a bill remotely. “It’s not lost on us the significance of what we’re trying to attempt to do — the first remote session in the 400-year history of the […]