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Over the past few years, state government budgets suffered by finally having to more accurately disclose the unfunded liabilities and current costs for

The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate reaffirmed its commitment today to addressing the climate crisis facing our Commonwealth by passing legislation that overhauls our state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy jobs, and protects environmental justice communities. The passage of An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.9), comes after a joint commitment from Senate President Karen E. Spilka and House S...

Special to the Transcript Rep. RoseLee Vincent and Senator Joseph Boncore joined with their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature this week in passing breakthrough climate legislation that overhauls the state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy jobs, and protects environmental justice communities. The bill, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.2995), sets a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions limit, as we...

Ronald Mariano appears to have votes to succeed DeLeo as speaker of House, supporters say Mariano has served for years as DeLeo’s top deputy By Matt Stout and Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated December 17, 2020, 9:36 p.m. Email to a Friend House Speaker Robert DeLeo (left) and majority leader Ronald Mariano.Globe Staff file Ronald Mariano, a Quincy Democrat who has served for years as House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo’s top deputy, appears to have consolidated enough support to succeed De...

Liberia: CDC-led Government Recognizes the Need to Do Better; Sends Concession Message to Opponents Liberia: CDC-led Government Recognizes the Need to Do Better; Sends Concession Message to Opponents Share MONROVIA – Representative Thomas Fallah of Montserrado County District 5 was very optimistic of being the next Senator of Montserrado County, and being on the ticket of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) which ruled the county for over 12 years, coupled with his three-consecut...

Liberia: Coalition for Democratic Change Concession Statement in the Senatorial Election Liberia: Coalition for Democratic Change Concession Statement in the Senatorial Election Fellow Liberians; Ladies and Gentlemen; Today is a great day for Liberian democracy.  Africa and the World have just witnessed the holding of free, fair and transparent Mid-Term Senatorial elections in Liberia, whose results are being progressively announced by the National Elections Commission. As the counting continu...

In real life, nothing is simple. we dont really know why the incidence of n school shootings has risen even at the proportion of households with firearms has dropped. we ought tohy do our best to fid out. the self-righteous kids screaming at you on television over the weekend arent helping atn. all. erika thomas is a georgia state representative and advocate of gun control and she joins us. representative thomas, thanks for coming on. what do you think would happen if we tried to confiscate assa...