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The season has arrived when political candidates may see their ballot access challenged ahead of this fall's elections, and with a fresh appointment from Gov. Maura Healey, the panel that

Healey's office late Monday told the News Service that the governor recently tapped a new chair for the SBLC: Ernest Sarason, a retired judge, whose one-year term began last Sunday, May 5.

BOSTON — As bike lanes have expanded across Massachusetts, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt said safety concerns are cropping up along the new public ways — but, perhaps surprisingly, not just with cars.

A top lobbyist for small businesses said Wednesday that he does not see lawmakers giving a "primary focus" to that sector, with hefty bills on economic development and health care

The season has arrived when political candidates may see their ballot access challenged ahead of this fall’s elections, and with a fresh appointment from Governor Maura Healey, the panel that would rule on those complaints is again able to conduct business, though the State Ballot Law Commission remains starved for members.

BOSTON — A top lobbyist for small businesses said Wednesday that he does not see lawmakers giving a "primary focus" to that sector, with hefty bills

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BOSTON — As bike lanes have expanded across Massachusetts, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt said safety concerns are cropping up along the new public ways — but, perhaps surprisingly, not just with cars.Cyclists moving quickly are...

New England Public Media | By Carrie Healy The presiding officer's gavel is shown perched on the rostrum in the Mass. Senate Chamber.

Students from Josiah Quincy Elementary School in Boston's Chinatown perform a dance at a State House event Monday, May 20, 2024 marking Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage