Beacon Hill

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.

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State Rep. Chris Markey is not in favor of a pair of controversial bills calling for safe injection sites and driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.

Sheriff Tom Hodgson is continuing to voice his opposition to a proposed bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a Massachusetts driver’s license.

The bill would require that research labs spare animals from automatic euthanasia and instead use animal rescue organizations to help get the pets adopted.

Mayor Jon Mitchell is not joining Boston area mayors in supporting a bill that would allow illegal immigrants in Massachusetts to obtain a driver’s license.

Local state Reps, overseeing portions of New Bedford and surrounding towns, are co-sponsoring the bill, called into the Barry Richard Show to defend it.

Illegal immigrants should not be rewarded with a driver's license.

The bills would permit all qualified residents, regardless of immigration status, to receive a standard Massachusetts driver's license.

During a 30-month period, a total of 1,098 Wells Fargo agents and 561 Wells Fargo supervisors of agents had a lapse in their Massachusetts registrations.