Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a $13 billion transportation improvement bill that could pave the way for construction to begin on several high-profile projects around the state.
Taxes on gasoline and cigarettes are set to increase after Massachusetts lawmakers voted to override Gov. Deval Patrick's veto of a transportation financing bill.
A Southcoast lawmaker, Mattapoisett Democrat William Straus, has been named to a conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate verisons of a State Transportation bill.
Both branches this month approved legislation that calls for $500-million in transportation spending...