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Reply House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) led a successful bipartisan effort to secure language in the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 House budget that will help preserve open space in Massachusetts by raising the annual cap on the state's Conservation Land Tax Credit. With 53 of his House colleagues signed on as co-sponsors, the amendment passed the House of Representatives on a unanimous roll call vote of 160-0 on April 26, the first day of debate on the budget. The amendment language closely mirrors House Bill 2960, a stand-alone bill that Jones filed with Representati...

Wilson Ring, Associated Press It’s the not-so-secret, disturbing-to-many fact of Vermont politics. Despite a reputation as one of the most liberal states, it has never sent a woman or a member of a minority group to Congress. And in its 230-year history, only one woman has served as governor. Vermont began carrying the mantle as the only state that has not sent a woman to Congress in 2018, after Mississippi Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to the U.S. Senate. She was elected to a full term in November. “This is our story, and it casts a long shadow on our nationally perceived sta...

As climate change increases flooding, Mass. likely to see damaged-property costs surge, report says Advocates call for plans to manage a retreat from low-lying coastal areas By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated February 22, 2021, 12:01 a.m. Email to a Friend In January 2018. the Brant Rock section of Marshfield suffered at high tide during a blizzard.John Tlumacki By mid-century, nearly 50,000 homes a year in Massachusetts will face a substantial risk of structural damage from flooding, an 11 percent increase from today, according to a report. As sea levels rise and storms become more powerful ...

It’s the not-so-secret, disturbing-to-many fact of Vermont politics. Despite a reputation as one of the most liberal states, it has never sent a woman or a member of a minority group to Congress. And in its 230-year history, only one woman has served...

It’s the not-so-secret, disturbing-to-many fact of Vermont politics. Despite a...