Lawmakers

Beacon Hill To Consider Proposal To Cut Number Of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

A legislative committee plans to hear several proposals to change Massachusetts’ medical marijuana law as the state prepares for implementation of the voter-approved measures.

2013/05/04

Mass. Lawmakers Scramble As Formal Session Nears End

The two-year legislative session on Beacon Hill is heading into the homestretch.

2012/07/14

File image of the state house at night. (Photo by Andrea Courtois)

Immigrant Advocates Press Mass. Lawmakers For Action

More than 500 immigrants and their supporters are preparing to gather at the Massachusetts State House to press lawmakers to support issues that are important to foreign-born residents.

2012/04/07

Mass. Lawmakers Pressured On Planned MBTA Hikes

State lawmakers are under growing pressure to help solve the MBTA’s funding crisis and head off steep fare hikes and service reductions.

2012/02/14

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Beacon Hill Okays Dec. 26 Liquor Sales

State lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow package stores to open on the day after Christmas.

2011/12/15

NH’s “Caylee Anthony” Bill Would Require Parents To Report Missing Kids

New Hampshire lawmakers are planning on filing legislation named after toddler Caylee Anthony that would make it a crime to fail to report a child’s disappearance.

2011/07/13

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Mass. Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Bill

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

2011/06/28

File photo of the Middleton chemical plant explosion that injured four people in March, 2011.

Mass. State Rep. Proposes New Rules To Prevent Chemical Plant Explosions

A state representative from Danvers is proposing legislation he says will prevent boiler explosions like the one that leveled a Danvers neighborhood five years ago.

2011/06/04

NH Expected To Expand Death Penalty To Deadly Home Invasions

New Hampshire rarely expands its death penalty statute, but the brutal machete and knife attack that killed a mother in her bed and severely wounded her daughter could move lawmakers to add home invasion killings to the short list of crimes punishable by death.

2011/05/14