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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local senators voted with their party’s leadership in the 2023 session through Aug. 25. Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 61 votes from the 2023 Senate session as […]

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local senators’ roll call attendance records so far for the 2023 session. The Senate has held 61 roll calls so far in the 2023 session. Beacon Hill Roll Call tabulates the […]

Here, tenants in the competitive Boston rental market may find themselves paying a broker fee equivalent to one-month of rent to secure an apartment – even if they didn’t choose to use a broker in the first place.

A bill before the Legislature's joint Judiciary Committee would ensure that anyone experiencing a medical emergency while in contact with police would get help.

Dukes County Sheriff Robert Ogden urged state lawmakers to reject a five-year moratorium on prison and jail construction and expansion in Massachusetts during a hearing on Tuesday, July 25.  The Joint Committee on the Judiciary is considering H. 1795, “An Act establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium,” that would temporarily prohibit state or public […]

A dispute on Beacon Hill has stalled a major gun reform bill that the author pitched as necessary to combat ghost guns and violence.

Democrat legislators in Massachusetts are looking to give foreign nationals on green cards the right to vote in municipal elections. 

Infowars: There's a War on for your Mind!

For years, advocacy groups and survivors have urged state and local governments nationwide to outlaw the practice.

Matthew Stephens joins the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) as the Accelerator Manager for Southwest Oklahoma’s Conduit Initiative. Through this role, Stephens is responsible for developing and implementing an entrepreneurial training