WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » Mass. Senate http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 State Lawmakers Want To Tighten Controls On Welfare Benefits http://wbsm.com/state-lawmakers-want-to-tighten-controls-on-welfare-benefits/ http://wbsm.com/state-lawmakers-want-to-tighten-controls-on-welfare-benefits/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:29:04 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=83286 Calls to toughen oversight of Massachusetts' welfare system are growing at the Statehouse.
 
    A group of Beacon Hill lawmakers led by House and Senate Republicans are stepping up pressure on negotiators to include in the state budget restrictions designed to guarantee that welfare benefits are reserved for the state's neediest residents

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]]> http://wbsm.com/montigny-time-for-closer-look-at-umass-system-expenses/feed/ 0 Photo Getty Images Mass. Senate to Take Up Transportation Bill On Saturday http://wbsm.com/mass-senate-to-take-up-transportation-bill-on-saturday/ http://wbsm.com/mass-senate-to-take-up-transportation-bill-on-saturday/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:16:24 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=69092 The state Senate has scheduled a rare Saturday session to take up a hotly-contested transportation finance bill that was approved by the House earlier in the week.
 
    The Senate had originally planned to debate the bill on Thursday, but leaders decided to give members until 5 p

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mass-senate-to-take-up-transportation-bill-on-saturday/feed/ 0 flickr Patrick Continues To Push Tax Plan With Lawmakers http://wbsm.com/patrick-continues-to-push-tax-plan-with-lawmakers/ http://wbsm.com/patrick-continues-to-push-tax-plan-with-lawmakers/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:58:40 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=59741 Gov. Deval Patrick is renewing his push for new revenues to pay for transportation and education initiatives, while acknowledging concerns about his plan to raise the state income tax.
 
    The tax changes proposed by the governor, aimed at raising nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year starting July 1, have so far received a lukewarm reception from legislative leaders on Beacon Hill

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]]> http://wbsm.com/patrick-continues-to-push-tax-plan-with-lawmakers/feed/ 0 Supplemental Budget Includes Funding For Bristol Corrections Officers http://wbsm.com/supplemental-budget-includes-funding-for-bristol-corrections-officers/ http://wbsm.com/supplemental-budget-includes-funding-for-bristol-corrections-officers/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:58:52 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=56092  

A supplemental budget passed in the Mass. Senate on Tuesday contains some good news for corrections officers in Bristol County.  The spending plan includes $1.6 million to cover cost of living and salary increases for the corrections officers, who have long been the lowest paid in the state.  S

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]]> http://wbsm.com/supplemental-budget-includes-funding-for-bristol-corrections-officers/feed/ 0 Greg Hill & Associates, flickr Montigny Named To Senate Leadership Post http://wbsm.com/montigny-named-to-senate-leadership-post/ http://wbsm.com/montigny-named-to-senate-leadership-post/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:50:54 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=53167 Senator Mark Montigny has been named to a key leadership post by Senate President Therese Murray. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/montigny-named-to-senate-leadership-post/feed/ 0 Compunding Pharmacies Subject Of Mass. Senate Hearing http://wbsm.com/compunding-pharmacies-subject-of-mass-senate-hearing/ http://wbsm.com/compunding-pharmacies-subject-of-mass-senate-hearing/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:38:39 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=50438  

State Senator Mark Montigny says there should have been more regulation on the Mass. Compounding Pharmacies right from the start.  One such pharmacy, the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, is being blamed for producing a tainted steroid that officials say caused  a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis, and 44 deaths.  T

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