Bruce Mohl

The speaker also indicated he is very open to changing the Legislature’s rules in the future to provide more flexibility in approving legislation. “The Joint Rules and associated legislative timeline are both due for updates. That, however, is a discussion for the 194th General Court after the New Year,” he said.

THE MBTA IS BACKING away from a statement made last Thursday by the agency's senior manager of fare policy and analysis, who estimated 25 percent of fares on the south side of the commuter rail system are not being collected.

The project has never received as much attention as the state's forays into offshore wind, but in many ways it is more important. It offers 1,200 megawatts of firm capacity, power that could be particularly valuable during winter months when New England electricity prices tend to skyrocket as natural gas for use by electric power generators is often diverted for home heating.

Some speculate that Prysmian is waiting until after the election before making any announcement about the project. Republican Donald Trump has vowed to shut down the offshore wind industry if he is elected.

BOEM sells 2 lease areas east of Cape Cod to Avangrid

Of the 14 Keolis unions, only one has agreed to new contract amendments. The rest have all been without new language since their contracts could be updated in July 2022. Under federal laws, railroad contracts technically never expire and remain in place until they are amended.

Voters demand audit of Legislature, hurdles remain DiZoglio calls on Healey to veto any effort to change voter-approved law

Massachusetts state auditor Diana DiZoglio’s ballot question giving her office the power to audit the state Legislature cruised to a jaw-dropping victory on Tuesday, but with that hurdle out of the way she now faces additional challenges as the campaign enters a new phase.

With most votes counted, the legislative audit question was approved by a margin of 71.5 percent to 28.5 percent. The MCAS question's margin was 59-41.

The facility consists of six, 20-foot containers filled to the brim with lithium ion batteries that will be used to manage the town's electricity demand and supply. The batteries will charge up during overnight hours when the price of electricity is generally low and then discharge their power into the town's electric grid during peak demand periods, typically from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., when electricity prices are high.