Senator Marc Pacheco

A recent investigation by WCVB-TV in Boston found that Massachusetts state lawmakers have taken hundreds of free trips over the past five years, paid for by private organizations and foreign governments.

As if there is not enough to do, what with the Commonwealth facing a budget shortfall of around a billion dollars for FY17, now lawmakers want to set a limit on how much you can toss in your own household trash can each year.  Seriously...

Several speakers discussed the future of charter schools during a forum held Friday at the UMass School of Law in Dartmouth. Professor Preston Greene of the University of Connecticut was one of the presenters. He cautioned parents to make sure a charter school is a good fit for their child...