The Massachusetts Legislature has reached a final agreement on legislation first filed 5,800 days ago by Senator Mark Montigny of New Bedford to ban the use of handheld devices while driving a motor vehicle.
A state judge has allowed the four-month ban on the sale of vaping products to remain in effect, but said Gov. Baker failed to obey requirements in enacting it.
The state health department has reported 10 new cases of vaping-related illness as health officials remain unable to pinpoint the exact cause of the outbreak.
An attorney representing vaping companies who oppose Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's ban failed to file the proper paperwork in the correct fashion on Tuesday.
The state Department of Health said Monday it reported the death of a woman in her 60s from Hampshire County to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.