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BOSTON — After a state judge ruled this month that Massachusetts law governing municipal home equity takings “requires Legislative correction,” a state senator who has filed a related bill for years said Monday that he was ready to start demanding roll call votes on his proposal.Members of the Legislature’s taxation panel began voting Monday afternoon […]

Massachusetts is seeking as much as 3,600 megawatts of offshore wind capacity in its fourth procurement round, its biggest procurement ever. And through a tri-state partnership with Rhode Island and Connecticut, Massachusetts and its neighbors are planning to coordinate their selections for a combined 6,000 MW of offshore wind energy capacity, leading to the possibility of multi-state projects although the newly submitted bids in the aggregate fall short of reaching that 6,000 MW threshold.

Following more than a year of tumult in the industry that called into question the future of offshore wind in New England, Massachusetts and its southern neighbors on Wednesday got the menu of options for the next phase of clean energy development. Massachusetts is seeking as much as 3,600 megawatts of offshore wind capacity in […]

(March 27, 2024) Following more than a year of tumult in the industry that called into question the future of offshore wind in New England, Massachusetts and its southern neighbors on Wednesday got …

Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island received a series of proposals for the next phase of clean energy development on Wednesday. The latest round of bids comes after Massachusetts and other states in the Northeast went backwards on offshore wind over the last year and a half.

Some juvenile justice advocates contend that 18 is too young to hold someone fully responsible for their crimes. They want lawmakers to raise the age, and point to research that suggests teen brains aren’t fully developed.

BOSTON — Turning 18 in Massachusetts means you can serve on a jury, vote in presidential elections and, if you get in trouble with the law, be sent to prison.

BOSTON — Turning 18 in Massachusetts means you can serve on a jury, vote in presidential elections and, if you get in trouble with the law, be sent to prison.

Six-term New Bedford Mayor and former District Court Judge John A. 'Jack' Markey passed away Sunday at the age of 89.

Six-term New Bedford Mayor and former District Court Judge John A. 'Jack' Markey passed away Sunday at the age of 89.