State Lawmakers

The push comes as a new report gives Massachusetts a ``D'' for policies addressing lead in school drinking water

Housing Authority directors told lawmakers, there are 160,000 people on waiting lists for affordable housing.

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 11, 2018.....Gas utility executives and state regulators faced sharp questions from lawmakers Tuesday as a House-Senate committee dug into the safety of the state's natural gas distribution infrastructure in the wake of September's deadly gas explosions and fires in the Merrimack Valley...

Lawmakers have taken the weekend off without passing a budget.

BOSTON (AP) _ Beacon Hill lawmakers are pushing legislation they say will help make sure the internet remains as level a playing field as possible, even after U.S. regulators rolled back federal ``net neutrality'' rules. A bill under consideration by the Massachusetts Senate aims to promote net neutrality through state government contracts and by targeting practices like blocking or ``throttling''

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts may soon fall in line with the majority of U.S. states that have changed their approach to prosecuting theft in recent years, by increasing the dollar threshold for which larceny is considered a felony. Under current state law, stealing property valued at more than $250 is considered a felony and can result in prison time...

BOSTON (AP) _ Last call at casinos is proving to be a tough call for Massachusetts lawmakers. Tucked into a proposed $40.5 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 is language that could allow Massachusetts casinos to serve liquor to gamblers until 4 a...

The former Naval Reserve Center building at Fort Rodman in the South End will soon be no more. The 1970's-style structure is being demolished this week to make way for a new, $55 million expansion of the UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology...

(Associated Press) - Mass. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker is prodding state lawmakers to agree on a final version of a wide-ranging bill designed to address the state's deadly opioid addiction crisis.   Baker told reporters on Wednesday that the ``clock is ticking'' and that every day that goes by another four people die in Massachusetts from opioid-related overdoses. ...

Gov. Deval Patrick says he's pleased lawmakers were able to pass several major bills, but wants time to review them before deciding which to sign into law. Patrick made his comments Friday morning just hours after lawmakers wrapping up work on their two-year formal session, blowing past a Thursday midnight deadline...