The Walsh administration on Monday made changes to the standards that govern the city's Zoning Board of Appeals, with Mayor Martin Walsh saying the new requirements are stricter than those outlined in state ethics laws.
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg urged state budget writers to stay the course when it comes to long-term saving and continue to commit sizeable and predictable deposits to the Stabilization Fund as a way to help boost the state's credit rating.
... Greater Lynn Senior Services has a new CEO ... The Pioneer Institute has a pair of new board members ... The new group Revolutionary Spaces has brought on its first director of development ... And a former House Ways and Means staffer is the new undersecretary of housing and economic development ... Please enjoy the Personnel File ...
[Story Developing] An income-based MBTA fare option could attract tens of thousands of new rapid transit and bus riders and could prompt hundreds of thousands more trips on the RIDE paratransit service, according to an ongoing T study.
Completed Massachusetts presidential primary ballots began streaming in Monday morning when the state officially began its first-ever period of early voting in a primary contest.
With a session planned for Thursday to take up several bills, including one related to the use of red-light traffic cameras, the senators on hand for Monday's session spent most of their time posing for photos with newly retired State Police Major Pasquale Russolillo, who was honored by Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr for his service.
Allowing people to buy scratch tickets and draw game numbers with debit cards or other cashless options is the first of a series of "baby steps" in modernizing the Massachusetts Lottery, with full online access still the ultimate goal.
Auditor Suzanne Bump asked legislative budget-writers for an extra $600,000 next year, partially to help cope with the "much more rapid turnover" her office is experiencing.
The House on Monday advanced bills dealing with preventing concussions and head injuries; school disciplinary hearings; pup trailers; expired licenses; penalties for right-of-way violations at intersections; funeral processions and fines; expansion of bicycle lanes; penalties for passing a stopped school bus, and licensed funeral home vehicles.
[Session Summary Developing] The House plans to take up bills on its lengthy session calendar during Wednesday's formal session, but adjourned on Monday without plans to tackle any signature legislation in two days.
The early voting phase of the Massachusetts presidential primary begins next week, with an 8 p.m. debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Tuesday looming large for some potential voters.
![Rep. Dave Nangle of Lowell was stone-faced on Tuesday as he walked from Moakley Federal Courthouse to an idling car after pleading not guilty to numerous campaign finance-related charges, including wire fraud and bank fraud. [Photo: Sam Doran/SHNS]](https://www.statehousenews.com/content/frontpage_photo/2020/02-18_Nangle_1.jpg "Rep. Dave Nangle of Lowell was stone-faced on Tuesday as he walked from Moakley Federal Courthouse to an idling car after pleading not guilty to numerous campaign finance-related charges, including wire fraud and bank fraud. [Photo: Sam Doran/SHNS]")
The long arm of the law, belonging these days to U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling, reached into the State House this week for an 11-term incumbent, dropping a lit firecracker into a building that had been ready to take it easy for a few days.
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, once touted as the most popular governor in America, remains a well-liked figure with voters outside his own party. But he's no Tom Brady.
Resisting calls to delay his plan, new regulations affecting broker-dealers in Massachusetts will take effect March 6, after Secretary of State William Galvin filed them on Friday.
U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are locked in a close race for the top spot in next month's Massachusetts presidential primary, while likely Bay State Democratic voters are also nearly evenly split on incumbent Sen. Ed Markey and his challenger, Rep. Joe Kennedy III, according to new poll results.
The man who holds the New England Patriots' record for sacks recorded by a rookie has a new job with a real estate firm ... a former Rep. Bradley staffer is heading up state government affairs for the brewer of Budweiser ... the Animal Rescue League has a new CEO ... Please enjoy the Personnel File.
... Early voting begins ahead of the March 3 presidential primary ... Democrats return to the debate stage, this time in South Carolina ... The Senate takes up a bill to allow traffic law enforcement via technology; House members are awaiting word on plans ... State Police reform and climate change bills surface for public hearings ... Budget hearings resume in Roxbury (Monday) and Duxbury (Friday) ... See the Weekly Advances later today for details and a full breakdown.
It may come as little surprise that as one of the last two people to occupy the same ballot as U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, Gabriel Gomez is not the Democrat's biggest fan.
The women who graduate from Smith College this spring will hear from the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the school's commencement in May.
The attorney general and cannabis regulators don't think that Massachusetts needs new criminal penalties for violations of the state's marijuana laws, but the offices recommended three ways the Legislature could clarify the law and crack down on the illicit market.