House tees up Alzheimer's, dementia, ALS home care bills
The House plans on Wednesday to take up bills addressing Alzheimer's and dementia and home care services for people with ALS, as well as several local bills that emerged from the jam-packed Ways and Means Committee Tuesday.
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Despite Trump’s obstruction, Warren remains upbeat about housing bill’s fate
The president is refusing to sign the bill until Congress passes a voter ID law he wants. -
‘We made a mistake’: After court tosses 2 ballot questions, attorney general defends her record
A proposal to bring back rent control was thrown out less than a week after an income tax cut initiative was jettisoned. -
Rent control question disqualified due to religious exemption
Massachusetts voters will not have the opportunity to repeal the state's three-decade ban on rent control on November's ballot. -
High court clears ballot question that would eliminate party-based primaries
Under the proposed system, a single all-party primary would be held in September in which all candidates would appear on the same primary ballot and all voters, regardless of party registration, would cast votes on that ballot. -
Parents push for newborn screening bill they hope will ‘change the course of children’s lives’
About one in 200 babies is born with a virus called CMV, which can cause hearing loss and other serious health effects. -
With new wrong-way driving prevention effort, Mass. hopes to prevent tragic crashes
Officials announced the effort weeks after a wrong-way driver struck and killed a state trooper. -
State’s mental health department should take over Bridgewater hospital, advocates say
Moving the hospital away from the Department of Correction would create a better environment for treatment, mental health groups say. -
Cost of living spurs more Mass. residents to consider moving out of state than taxes, says poll
More than 40% of state residents have named the cost of living as the primary reason they have considered moving out of state, according to the poll. Taxes came in a distant second. -
Moulton calls preliminary Iran pact ‘an absolutely terrible deal.’ Other Mass. congresspeople agree.
None of the state’s delegation on Capitol Hill so far seem to think the announced deal offers an improvement over the pre-war status quo. -
In first interview for DA bid, Rachael Rollins makes her case despite ‘messy’ exit as US attorney
Rollins took swipes at both Kevin Hayden, who she wants to unseat as Suffolk district attorney, and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
