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AFTER LAWMAKERS FAST-TRACKED the bill, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday signed legislation removing restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks of gestation, a change that supporters say will help more patients stay in-state to receive care.
The law (H 5595) eliminates the existing four-pronged framework enabling abortions for pregnancies at or beyond 24 w...
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE recently advanced an energy affordability bill intended to lower costs, but the fine print tells a different story.
It approved a complex proposal called “securitization” that has been promoted as a way to save customers
THE MASSACHUSETTS Board of Elementary and Secondary Education recently voted to end state receivership of UP Academy Holland and return the school’s operation to Boston Public Schools. It was a significant moment for a school that, just over a decade ago, was among the lowest performing in the state.
The vote should also prompt a broader conversa...
IT WAS HARD to tell whether Gov. Maura Healey hosted a party or bill signing ceremony when she signed legislation Wednesday that the governor and lawmakers say provides the strongest immigrant protections in the country.
A band played and while Healey gave her remarks, the governor’s voice repeatedly drowned out by the cheers of dozens of supporter...