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Cellphones in schools compared to ‘electronic cocaine’
06-22-2025 10:26 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — “Electronic cocaine.” “A youth behavioral health crisis on steroids.” “Nothing’s more aggravating to me as a parent.”

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Healey signs $60.9B budget, vetoes $130M
07-07-2025 3:55 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

On the same day President Donald Trump signed a landmark domestic policy bill that will reshape finances for years to come, Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion budget and rolled out a companion proposal designed to empower her administration with greater cost-cutting power.


Committee not yet ready to act on assisted suicide proposal
06-04-2025 11:30 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Representatives on one legislative committee are not ready to decide whether one of the most controversial proposals on their plate should move forward early in the lawmaking term.


Health coverage losses in Mass. may be even steeper
05-30-2025 4:41 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Tens of thousands of Bay Staters could lose subsidized health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector and premiums could rise for most other members under a suite of reforms in the U.S. House-approved reconciliation bill that Gov. Maura Healey dubbed “devastating.”


Market Basket board alleges CEO in work stoppage plot
05-29-2025 10:43 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

The board of directors at Market Basket on Wednesday placed CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and unnamed other employees on paid administrative leave while investigating “credible allegations” that the leader of the Merrimack Valley grocery chain was planning a work stoppage.


Senate Democrats take turns slamming President Trump
04-29-2025 5:42 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — While Senate Democrats do not have much legislative action ready to launch in response to President Donald Trump, they spent more than two hours Monday ripping into the administration’s immigration crackdown and warning about damage to the rule of law.


Tax amendment could safeguard state’s small farms
03-30-2025 11:27 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — A pair of western Massachusetts lawmakers made an urgent plea to their colleagues last week to allow smaller farms to access property tax benefits currently available only to their larger peers.


Health care cost surge adds to Mass. affordability woes
03-17-2025 1:05 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Health care costs in Massachusetts surged at “unsustainable” levels in 2023, adding more pressure to strained household budgets, according to new state data.


Report: Long ER wait times worsening in state
02-28-2025 10:57 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Two years after policymakers enacted mental health care reforms designed to mitigate the problem, the share of patients experiencing long waits in Massachusetts emergency departments remains elevated, according to new state research.


Healey aims to aid rural roads through Chapter 90 boost
01-30-2025 4:46 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to increase state funding for local road and bridge projects also overhauls the way those dollars are distributed, and includes major boosts for smaller and rural communities that have smaller property tax bases, but more road miles to care for.


MassDOT’s final report assesses ridership, costs of Northern Tier Passenger Rail
12-04-2024 3:49 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Running consistent passenger rail service for 140 miles through northern Massachusetts communities to connect North Adams and Boston could attract hundreds of riders per day, but would also require hundreds of millions of dollars in up-front capital...


New gun law facing second legal challenge, plus repeal push
10-07-2024 5:00 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

The fight over the fate of a sweeping new gun law expanded to another front late last week with a second lawsuit challenging the measure’s constitutionality.Gino Recchia and the Bellingham gun shop he owns, Mass Armament, filed a complaint in federal...


Massachusetts gun law opponents advance suspension, repeal campaign
09-23-2024 3:35 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Opponents of a major new gun law say they have collected a bit less than half of the signatures they need by early next month to suspend the measure until voters would potentially get a chance to decide its fate in 2026.A group of gun owners and...


No date circled for special mop-up session with legislative leaders
08-06-2024 2:19 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Legislative leaders have few specifics ironed out for a potential return to formal business after they failed to find agreement last week on a major jobs bill and several other popular proposals.With Beacon Hill now fully ensconced in summer vacation...


No votes planned, but aid in dying backers optimistic
07-24-2024 3:25 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Supporters of medical aid in dying pressed Wednesday for a late-session vote on the proposal, pointing to growing numbers of legislative backers and movement at the committee level as a sign that “anything is possible.”With one week remaining...


Commission hears challenge to tipped worker ballot question
07-11-2024 4:07 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

The national group pursuing a ballot question that would increase what Massachusetts employers must pay tipped workers faces a new 11th-hour obstacle that could imperil its fate.A restaurant industry trade group higher-up filed an objection with state...


Lawmakers wade into CCC ‘trainwreck,’ mull possible action
07-10-2024 9:36 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Lawmakers from both parties signaled Tuesday they share a government watchdog’s concerns about upheaval at the Cannabis Control Commission, but Democrats who wield decision-making power stopped short of indicating what kind of response they might...


SJC confirms driver questions eligible for ballot
06-27-2024 7:15 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — A pair of potential ballot questions reshaping the work landscape for app-based drivers will be permitted to advance, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday, clearing the way for voters to make decisions with national implications.The...


State rules governing to-go drinks, outdoor dining expire as politicians figure out next steps
04-02-2024 12:14 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — This week’s dismal weather forecast might actually have a silver lining for some restaurateurs.After nearly four years with a streamlined system in place to permit outdoor dining and permission to sell takeout alcoholic drinks, both practices...


Decision time nearing on state’s to-go cocktails policy
02-28-2024 12:19 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Gov. Maura Healey’s push to overhaul local procurement procedures, rethink post-employment benefits and make permanent some pandemic-era policies won over many city and town leaders, but points of friction in her bill could create some tricky...


Local officials tout governor’s municipal tax plan as ‘very exciting’
02-14-2024 4:00 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to give cities and towns new tax-hike authority would provide “game-changers” at the local level, especially for less-populated areas, local mayors say.A bill Healey filed last month would offer municipalities the...

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