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State legislators wrap up session, sending flurry of bills to governor
01-01-2025 12:24 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Top Democrats needed a few extra months to reach agreements on major laws this session, but wrapped up business for the term with almost a day to spare and New Year’s Eve plans intact.The House and Senate adjourned their last meetings of the...

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Judge dismisses final right-to-repair law challenges
02-12-2025 2:14 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON – A federal judge on Tuesday tossed the remainder of a legal challenge automakers brought against a motor vehicle repair law Massachusetts voters approved more than four years ago.


New Massachusetts license plate will spread overdose awareness message
01-13-2025 4:23 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON – The opioid epidemic has affected tens of thousands of people across Massachusetts, and later this year, vehicles on the state’s roadways will be able to offer reminders that survivors and grieving families are all around us.


MassDOT’s final report assesses ridership, costs of Northern Tier Passenger Rail
12-07-2024 5:26 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...


Consumer groups cry foul on new ticket transfer law
11-25-2024 6:03 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Consumer groups are worried that Massachusetts event-goers will face “fewer protections and higher fees” after Gov. Maura Healey signed into law new restrictions on ticket sales and transfers, which backers instead contend will help prevent...


Healey signs $4B jobs bill that provides boost to life sciences, climate tech
11-21-2024 2:37 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey spent months clamoring for lawmakers to finish work on a sweeping jobs package she filed in March, and she wound up needing only about 60% of the time allotted for her review before making it law.Healey on Wednesday signed...


House vote instructs DiZoglio to pick independent auditor
11-14-2024 4:27 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — The House on Thursday moved to overhaul audits of the chamber’s business after voters overwhelmingly said the state auditor has the power to audit the Legislature. Representatives voted 135-10 to adopt a House rule change that provides...


Brush fire risk remains high in state, region until rain, frost arrives
11-13-2024 3:04 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Bay Staters should conserve water and avoid burning anything outdoors amid an “unprecedented” wildfire season that likely will not abate until significant rain — or seasonal frost — arrives, state and local fire officials said this...


Attempted legislative audit plays into Question 1 debate
10-22-2024 4:24 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Auditor Diana DiZoglio on Monday escalated her long fight with the Legislature, publishing a report slamming lawmakers for a lack of transparency that the top House Democrat derided as “pure political self-promotion and...


Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’; enrollment up 10K statewide
10-03-2024 4:44 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Ten years ago, Sara Guttierez dropped out of college because she could not make the finances work.It was a hard, stressful decision, she recalled Wednesday, one that left her feeling “lost and uncertain” about the future. But today, Guttierez is back...


Healey admin budget secretary bracing for "unavoidable deficiencies"
09-27-2024 6:11 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

The Healey administration’s budget chief is “cautiously optimistic” about the economic outlook for the year ahead, even though he expects lackluster tax collections to continue and sees “unavoidable deficiencies” on the horizon.Administration and...


Massachusetts gun law opponents advance suspension, repeal campaign
09-25-2024 3:50 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...


State’s first overhaul to long-term care in 25 years would ‘protect and empower seniors’
09-02-2024 5:25 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Infection control plans, uniform patient transfer forms, heightened scrutiny of private equity and much more headline a compromise long-term care reform bill that lawmakers have sent to Gov. Maura Healey.Nearly a month after legislative...


Galvin predicts 15% turnout for primaries on Tuesday
09-01-2024 9:57 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — There’s little competition in Tuesday’s state primaries, and Secretary of State William Galvin expects voter turnout of around 15%.Based on ballots cast so far by mail and in early-voting hours, Galvin forecast that the primary election will...


Mass. drivers drawing nearly 100K violations a month
08-21-2024 7:01 AM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Massachusetts motorists racked up driving violations at an accelerating rate through the first seven months of 2024, according to data state regulators presented Tuesday.The head of the Merit Rating Board, a division of the state Registry of...


Auditor: Session collapse points to ‘broken system’
08-10-2024 6:10 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — The procrastination, upheaval and disappointment that defined the end to formal lawmaking business at the end of July was “nothing new,” according to the former legislator leading a push to subject the House and Senate to new scrutiny....


No votes planned, but aid in dying backers optimistic
07-24-2024 3:20 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...


Lawmakers wade into CCC ‘trainwreck,’ mull possible action
07-10-2024 9:32 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...


House outlines $6.2 billion housing plan
06-03-2024 4:49 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — House Democrats will seek a vote this week on a bill that combines $6.2 billion in state borrowing and tax credits with policy reforms designed to unlock new housing production, including development of units on single-family lots.With...


State legislative panel spurns ballot measures
05-03-2024 5:51 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — The next phase in the fight over half a dozen major and pressing policy proposals kicked off Wednesday with a common feature on Beacon Hill: lawmakers recommending that the Legislature not take action.A special committee tasked with...


Senate may reform trio of consumer laws: competitive electricity, used car sales, heating oil leaks
04-22-2024 5:03 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — Senate Democrats plan this week to make a big push for reforms to the state’s motor vehicle “Lemon Law,” insurance coverage for home heating oil leaks and the controversial competitive electric supply industry.The Senate on Monday formally...

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