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Feds shift vehicle repair law into gear
08-24-2023 7:58 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

State and federal regulators appear to have made a breakthrough to move forward with a voter-approved vehicle repair data law after legal battles and safety concerns stalled its implementation.A bit more than two months after the National Highway...


Gov. Healey’s budget cut puts region’s antipoverty services in jeopardy
08-23-2023 4:52 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Community Action Pioneer Valley is looking at scaling back a host of programs that support low-income residents throughout the Valley after Gov. Maura Healey this month vetoed significant funding for the state’s 23 community action...


Loan repayments fortify some in Mass. health care
08-22-2023 1:55 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — In a move that one Massachusetts social worker described as an “answered prayer,” the state will repay more than $140 million in student loans for almost 3,000 health care providers who serve communities in need.An estimated 2,935 primary...


Velis backs call for louder veteran voice in Dem Party
08-22-2023 1:41 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

One of the Legislature’s point people on veterans’ affairs threw his support behind a campaign to give service members a bigger role in Massachusetts Democratic Party conventions.Sen. John Velis of Westfield, who co-chairs the Veterans and Federal...


Galvin: ‘We are facing a statewide crisis of domestic violence’
08-21-2023 1:41 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

Calling the spate of domestic violence crimes that Massachusetts has seen in recent months “a statewide crisis,” Secretary of State William Galvin announced Aug. 16 the launch of a new grant program that aims to make victims aware of the services and...


Feds delivering $1.9M for migrant housing
08-20-2023 7:16 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Nearly $2 million in federal funds will flow into Massachusetts and Boston city coffers to tackle the migrant housing crisis, with the money arriving just over a week after Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency due to strained...


Campbell: Immigrant work approvals ‘needlessly delayed’ by feds
08-17-2023 12:10 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell and 18 of her counterparts from around the country urged the federal government Wednesday to expedite the work authorization process for immigrants, who are experiencing “incredibly long waits” spanning 10...


Healey signs $56 billion budget, agreeing to most spending and policy
08-09-2023 6:07 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

In her most significant legislative action since taking office in January, Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday signed into law her first annual state budget.Healey approved a $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 that increases spending roughly 6.2% over...


State budget deal struck; branches plan to vote Monday
07-30-2023 2:17 PM

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON — Top House and Senate Democrats negotiating the fiscal year 2024 state budget, which is now four weeks overdue, announced Friday afternoon they had “reached an agreement in principle” paving the way for final votes at the formal sessions...


Lawmakers weigh wood-burning for energy, heat
07-12-2023 12:17 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Facilities that burn wood to create energy should not be eligible for credits under a state program that rewards generators of “clean heat,” advocates said last week, arguing that two bills would close loopholes in the state’s climate...


Report: Massachusetts has ample solar power potential
07-07-2023 11:39 AM

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

BOSTON — Massachusetts has more than enough solar energy potential to support the decarbonization requirements enshrined in state laws, according to a report officials released Thursday.The Department of Energy Resources report found the state’s land...


Healey claims public records exemption on abortion pill order
07-07-2023 11:12 AM

By SAM DORAN

BOSTON — A federal judge hadn’t even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Gov. Maura Healey orchestrated a major reserve shipment of the drug through the state’s flagship university. But despite pledges of...


Massachusetts lawmakers hear pleas for location shield law
06-30-2023 1:39 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Anyone with a cellphone in their pocket can likely be tracked — to the grocery store or the gym, to work or school, to religious services or health care appointments. With prolific data available on Bay Staters’ day-to-day lives, a bill seeks...


Healey reflects on Irish roots in Dublin address
06-27-2023 5:33 PM

By AOIFE MOORE

DUBLIN — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday was welcomed as a “hero and a trailblazer” to Ireland, on her first foreign trip in her new role.An emotional Healey addressed the Irish Senate, almost exactly 60 years to the day since President...


Healey files interim budget to keep government running
06-21-2023 4:21 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

While lawmakers continue to hash out a compromise budget for the new fiscal year that begins July 1, Gov. Maura Healey bought them some extra time Tuesday with the filing of an interim budget that would keep state operations going through July.The...


Legislature eyes Aug. 12-13 for sales tax holiday
06-12-2023 11:10 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Lawmakers intend to schedule this year’s mandatory sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, Senate President Karen Spilka said Monday.With a Thursday deadline to set the dates approaching, Spilka told reporters the Legislature intends...


Bill eyes on-campus safety net for students in recovery
05-31-2023 11:57 AM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — On college campuses, where drinking and drugs are often a pervasive part of student culture, students recovering from addiction face high risks of relapse and social isolation, according to supporters of a bill that would create a safety net...


Report: Antisemitism, white supremacy on rise in Mass.
05-24-2023 12:13 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — As antisemitic attacks and white supremacist activity escalate in Massachusetts, the Anti-Defamation League is imploring Beacon Hill policymakers to pass legislation to crack down on hate crimes and online harassment.Massachusetts logged the...


Gobi tapped as 1st director of rural affairs
05-22-2023 5:51 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Sen. Anne Gobi will leave the Legislature to become the state’s first director of rural affairs, a newly created post in the Healey administration.Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday that she tapped the Spencer Democrat to serve “as a dedicated...


Climate activists say ‘embodied carbon’ escaping oversight
05-17-2023 11:07 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — As Massachusetts moves toward its 2050 deadline to reach net-zero carbon emissions, climate activists had lawmakers’ attention on Wednesday, proposing a new idea to reduce an unlikely source of carbon in the state.A bill sponsored by Rep....

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