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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 […]

Facing financial strain amid a wave of migrants fleeing unrest in their home countries, the spending bill would impose a new nine-month limit on how long families can stay in the state’s emergency shelters, with limited extensions or waivers available.

The agreement would pull another $251 million from the so-called Transitional Escrow Account to help pay for fiscal 2024 shelter system costs, with another $175 million available in the budget year that starts July 1.

RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS - BY YVES CAJUSTE - To celebrate its 11th anniversary, MCTV hosted a Community Forum yesterday, Wednesday, at its studio in Randolph, focusing on the disparities in health access experienced by minority and ethnic populations. Dr. Robbie Goldstein, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, was invited to address questions from

The robust tenor voice that belts out the national anthem before puck drop at the Garden is now asking for votes in Essex County.

Todd Angilly, voice of "The Star Spangled Banner" (and occasionally "O Canada") at Boston Bruins games is running for Essex County clerk of courts. Angilly is a former probation officer and works a state job by day as director of workforce development at the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.

The robust tenor voice that belts out the national anthem before puck drop at the Garden is now asking for votes in Essex County.

The robust tenor voice that belts out the national anthem before puck drop at the Garden is now asking for votes in Essex County.

Erin Joyce was sworn in as Braintree's third mayor and the first woman to hold the office during a ceremony Tuesday at town hall.

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 Dec. 15. Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 97 votes from the 2023 Senate session as […]