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Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of May 17 to May 21.$400 million for new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home (H 3770) The House, 160 to 0, and the Senate, 40 to 0, approved and sent to Gov....

A note from Bob Katzen, Publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call: Join me this Sunday night and every Sunday night between 6 and 9 p.m. for my talk show “The Bob Katzen Baby Boomer and Gen X Show.” Jump in my time capsule and come back to the simpler days of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. There are many ways you can listen to the show from anywhere in the world: If you have a smart speaker, simply say, “Play WMEX on Audacy.com ” Download the free www.Audacy.com app on your phone or tablet...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: April 26 to April 30, 2021 Modified: 5/7/2021 3:11:33 PM Beacon Hill Roll Call record local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of April 26 to April 30. All the House roll calls are on the House version of a $47.7 billion fiscal year 2022 state budget. Most of the decisions on which representatives’ amendments are included or not included in the budget are made “behind closed doors.” Or in the COVID-19 era, “behind closed Zoom mee...

A note from Bob Katzen, Publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call: Join me this Sunday night and every Sunday night between 6 and 9 p.m. for my talk show “The Bob Katzen Baby Boomer and Gen X Show.” Jump in my time capsule and come back to the simpler days of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Upcoming guests: Sunday, May 9: Tony Dow, best known for playing Wally Cleaver on the iconic television series “Leave it to Beaver.” Sunday, May 16: Susan Olsen best known for her role as Cindy Brady on ...

Print this article Fortunately for those of us who dont like filing income taxes and potentially paying the government more money, Tax Day isnt on April 15 this year. The federal government pushed the date back for the second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, people have until May 17 to get this unpleasant task done. In future years, tax rates in some brackets could be higher. President Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on those earning more than $400,000 per year — and there are prog...

February 26, 2021 Challenges, career programs encourage students to continue Submitted photos##Logan Shurts, Dane Foster and Cyrus Scarboro-Ford work on the robot their teacher designed for a recent competition. Robotics teams have been meeting in small groups at Mac High since fall. Cancellation of activities and in-person classes at McMinnville High School last year led to a decrease in students continuing to college after their socially-distanced graduation. Educators don’t want that to ha...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Dec. 28, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2021. OVERRIDE BAKER’S VETO OF BILL TO INCREASE ABORTION ACCESS (H 5179) House 107-50, Senate 32-8, overrode Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto of a bill that would allow abortions after 24 weeks in the case of lethal fetal anomalies and lower the age from 18 to 16 at which a minor can choose to have an abortion without parental or judicial consen...