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Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees
The proposal represents a deal between House and Senate leaders that slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in spending from ...
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What is — and isn't — in the new Massachusetts state budget deal
The $61 million spending deal includes new limits on broker's fees and requires Massachusetts' regional transit authorities to run fare-free buses. However, other proposals — like taxing candy and ...
SJC's decision, fallout from public defender work stoppage could set Massachusetts defendants free
Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free ...
State House Roundup: Holiday for all but Healey grappling with budget
Legislators are offering Healey some bulwarks against federal or economic upheaval. Negotiators scaled back their original ...
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Dog lobbies for pet protections at Massachusetts State House
Lobbyists working the hallways of the State House aren't usually so cute, but Marlena, a 7-year-old pit bull terrier mix, was ...
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Massachusetts house fire sends 2 firefighters to hospital, 1 other evaluated
NORFOLK, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with heat exhaustion, and another was being evaluated after a fire in a home in Norfolk, Massachusetts, on Tuesday ...
UMass student and House intern dies in Washington, DC shooting
A 21-year-old congressional intern was killed Monday night in what police believe was a targeted shooting that claimed an ...
Massachusetts house fire sends 2 firefighters to hospital, 1 other evaluated
By Sharman Sacchetti Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with heat exhaustion, and another was being evaluated after a fire ...