WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » Mass. Lawmakers http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Lawmakers Reconsider State's Happy Hour Ban http://wbsm.com/lawmakers-reconsider-states-happy-hour-ban/ http://wbsm.com/lawmakers-reconsider-states-happy-hour-ban/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:28:55 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=53231 State alcohol regulators are coming out against repealing the state's happy hour ban. 

Lawmakers, however, are considering a roll back of the restriction to help restaurants compete for business against casinos

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Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to improve dam safety.

The legislation would set aside $17 million for the repair or removal of unsafe, abandoned, or useless dams while also helping strengthen the state's coastal infrastructure.

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