Massachusetts Senate Democrats will take up a $57.9 billion budget later this month that does not close a projected budget gap at the MBTA, where officials expect the agency will run a more than $600 million operating deficit come the new fiscal year that starts in July.
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Court rulings may force action on home equity theft
BOSTON — After a state judge ruled this month that Massachusetts law governing municipal home equity takings “requires Legislative correction,” a state senator who has filed a related bill for years said Monday that he was ready to start demanding roll call votes on his proposal. Members of the Legislature’s taxation panel began voting Monday […]
Sen. Cronin honored for impact on public health policy
FITCHBURG — Sen. John J. Cronin was recognized by the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians as the organization’s Legislator of the Year for Family Medicine during an event held at the UMass Club in Boston. “Sen Cronin’s understanding of the health care system as a whole, and his understanding and appreciation of the important role […]
Shannon O’Brien accuses Goldberg of using ‘anonymous witnesses’ as hearings stretch on
An attorney representing suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien accused Treasurer Deb Goldberg of “relying on anonymous witnesses” to build a case against O’Brien as the duo is set to stretch into a third closed-door meeting later this month.
House applies Steward lessons in new, expansive health bill
BOSTON — A sweeping new hospital oversight and industry reform bill is on the move atop Beacon Hill, representing what aides to House Speaker Ron Mariano view as the most significant health care cost control legislation in more than a decade. The Legislature’s Health Care Financing Committee on Tuesday moved to advance a redrafted, 97-page […]
Mass. emergency shelter residents limited to nine months in system after Healey signs bill
Massachusetts emergency shelter residents will only have a maximum of nine months in the system after Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Tuesday that also hands her administration a much-needed cash infusion to pay for struggling services.
