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Government & Politics

  • Baker offers plan to cap sick leave accrual

    State House News Service May 25, 2016

    Charlie Baker on Wednesday unveiled legislation to cap sick leave accrual at no more than 1,000 hours, or six months of work.

    State House News Service May 25, 2016
  • Senate preserves funding cut for public health labs

    State House News Service May 25, 2016

    The Senate rejected an amendment sponsored by that would have boosted funding for state laboratories by nearly $1.2 million, to about $13.5 million.

    State House News Service May 25, 2016
  • Thirst for spending reflected in senate budget amendments

    State House News Service May 24, 2016

    Massachusetts senators are exhibiting a strong appetite for spending, filing budget amendments with a total cost of more than $4.1 billion.

    State House News Service May 24, 2016
  • House energy bill gets mixed review

    State House News Service May 24, 2016

    The long-awaited House energy bill met significant push back Monday over its limited scope.

    State House News Service May 24, 2016
  • Suspended pipeline project 'officially dead'

    State House News Service May 24, 2016

    After suspending work in April, Kinder Morgan has fully pulled the plug on its controversial Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline project.

    State House News Service May 24, 2016
  • Emissions work needed "across every sector"

    State House News Service May 23, 2016

    The Baker administration is still a long way from developing the type of emissions reduction regulations that would meet the mandate handed down last week by the state's highest court.

    State House News Service May 23, 2016
  • Senate packs on 1,167 budget amendments

    State House News Service May 23, 2016

    In a little over 48 hours last week, 39 senators filed 1,167 amendments to the $39.497 billion fiscal 2017 budget produced by the 18-member Senate Ways and Means Committee.

    State House News Service May 23, 2016
  • Harrington meets demand for behavior, substance treatment

    Laura Finaldi May 23, 2016

    Harrington his working to expand access to care and patient follow-up among other areas as it battles substance abuse disorder.

    Laura Finaldi May 23, 2016
  • Paid leave to cost $159 per employee, study estimates

    Sam Bonacci May 20, 2016

    A UMass Boston analysis of the paid family and medical leave act being discussed at the state level is estimating that it would cost employers approximately $159 per employee each year to implement.

    Sam Bonacci May 20, 2016
  • Worcester to Boston nonstop train starts Monday

    Sam Bonacci May 20, 2016

    Organizations on the state and local levels are drumming up excitement for a nonstop train from Worcester to Boston that is scheduled to make its first trip on Monday.

    Sam Bonacci May 20, 2016
  • Mass. added 13,900 jobs in April

    State House News Service May 19, 2016

    Massachusetts employers added 13,900 jobs in April and the state's jobless rate dropped two ticks to 4.2 percent, state officials reported Thursday morning.

    State House News Service May 19, 2016
  • Study calls for 'vigorous debate' about UMass trends

    State House News Service May 19, 2016

    Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending at the University of Massachusetts may be coming at the expense of the system's mission of serving in-state students.

    State House News Service May 19, 2016
  • State economy on 'precarious footing'

    Sam Bonacci May 19, 2016

    While economic indicators are generally positive for the state, the latest report from MassBenchmarks said that the state is in a precarious position because of the uncertain outlook of the global economy and a recent slowdown in U.S. economic

    Sam Bonacci May 19, 2016
  • Mass. lawmakers advance millionaires tax

    State House News Service May 19, 2016

    Massachusetts lawmakers voted 135-57 Wednesday to advance a constitutional amendment designed to generate $1.9 billion for education and transportation by assessing a new 4 percent surtax on households with incomes above $1 million.

    State House News Service May 19, 2016
  • New Mass. environmental regulations needed under court ruling

    State House News Service May 18, 2016

    A unanimous Supreme Judicial Court ruling handed down on Tuesday affirms the state's obligations under a 2008 global warming law and orders state government to create and implement regulations that apply to multiple carbon sources to meet its

    State House News Service May 18, 2016
  • State budget bill draws mixed reaction

    State House News Service May 18, 2016

    The Senate's budget chief has touted areas of increased investment, but offered little detail about how her committee kept overall spending in check.

    State House News Service May 18, 2016

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