House Speaker Robert DeLeo

A 10-point plan outlined by the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus will be a starting point for discussions, the House speaker said.

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Lawmakers appear unaware of the Cannabis Control Commission's months-old request to enforce mandatory agreements between municipalities and marijuana vendors.

The Massachusetts Legislature this year was the last in the country to finalize a spending plan and send it to the governor.

With the annual state budget now 16 days late and negotiatons are still unresolved, House Speaker Robert DeLeo indicated a compromise may not be reached this month.

Transportation officials say the administration is trying to determine what led to "tens of thousands" of out-of-state driver notifications not being processed.

Gov. Charlie Baker certified a raise of 5.93 percent for 200 lawmakers beginning for the 2019 and 2020 session.

The speaker of the House added his voice Monday to the chorus pushing state marijuana regulators to scale back their vision for the legal cannabis industry in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the legislative leadership can't figure out how to manage the state's financial affairs, but they came to a quick agreement on how best to address Charlottesville, Virginia's racial strife. Baker, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg have drafted and signed a meaningless resolution condemning what DeLeo calls the "poisonous