Senate President Karen Spilka wants her chamber to approve a statewide ban on cellphones in Massachusetts public schools.
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Massachusetts housing agency prepping executive order targeting ‘modular housing’
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is preparing an executive order that targets modular housing, or homes that are designed and constructed in a factory to be quickly assembled at a desired location, according to an ethics disclosure filed by one of the authors of the order.
Auditor Diana DiZoglio wants to charge thousands for access to shelter audit records
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio wants to charge $2,000 to fulfill a public records request for documents that detail the early stages of an audit into the state-run shelter system, an inquiry her office’s top lawyer characterized as a “fishing expedition.”
Mass. House approves bill overhauling oversight at Cannabis Control Commission
House lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that overhauls oversight at the beleaguered Cannabis Control Commission, handing the governor of Massachusetts the power to appoint all commissioners while cutting down the number from five to three.
ICE arrests nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts: ‘We need to do more’
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said officers from multiple federal agencies arrested 1,461 people in May who are accused of living in the country illegally, including 790 he said were charged with or convicted of crimes in the United States or abroad.
Gov. Maura Healey targets ski area signage rules in business regulation cutting spree
Massachusetts’ ski area operators would no longer be required to adhere to stringent guidelines for cautionary signs on trails or lifts under regulatory changes Gov. Maura Healey proposed Wednesday as part of a sweeping effort to cut “red tape” for local businesses.
