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There were no roll call votes 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 2022 session.Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 102 votes from the...

The Massachusetts Senate president did not elaborate on what, if any, structural changes would make union recognition possible.

Legislative staff have waited around four months to learn whether Senate President Karen Spilka would recognize their unionization effort with IBEW Local 2222,...

A groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of a project to expand and renovate two Milton fire stations and build a new one in East Milton.

Starting next summer, immigrants without legal status in Massachusetts will have access to state-issued driver's licenses thanks to a policy muscled through by lawmakers this week over Gov. Charlie Baker's veto. The Massachusetts Senate voted 32-8 Thursday afternoon to complete the override of the governor's veto. The House voted 119-36 on Wednesday to initiate the override, with the law's passage reflecting the strength of Democrats, and weakness of Republicans, in the 200...

A bill that would allow undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts to get driver's licenses passed the Massachusetts Senate Thursday.

The state Senate has approved, 32-8, a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to secure a Massachusetts drivers license.

A long-debated proposal to expand driver’s license access to undocumented immigrants took a major step Thursday toward becoming law, clearing the Senate with a strong enough margin to overcome the prospect of Gov. Charlie Baker’s formal...

A long-debated proposal to expand drivers license access to undocumented immigrants took a major step Thursday toward becoming law, clearing the Senate with a strong enough margin to overcome the prospect of Gov. Charlie Bakers formal opposition.

A long-debated proposal to expand drivers license access to undocumented immigrants took a major step Thursday toward becoming law, clearing the Senate with a strong enough margin to overcome the