Senate President Karen Spilka, Mayor Michelle Wu plan to discuss tax proposal, sources say
Senate President Karen Spilka and Mayor Michelle Wu plan to meet Thursday afternoon to discuss a controversial proposal that ...
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Senate plans vote on foster placement/dog breed bill
More Massachusetts families with pets would gain the ability to foster children under legislation the Senate is poised to ...
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Spika Gathers Boston Mayor, Biz Leaders for Commercial Tax Huddle
Senate President Karen Spilka on Thursday hosted a "convening of stakeholders" searching for common ground over Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed shift of some of the city's property tax burden onto ...
Future of Wu’s property tax proposal remains unclear after meeting with state senators, stakeholders
A meeting at the State House with Mayor Wu, state Senate President Karen Spilka, the Boston delegation to the state Senate, and business group leaders on Thursday did not produce a compromise that the ...
Owning certain dog breeds can block Massachusetts families from adopting kids. A new bill would change that.
The Massachusetts Senate will vote on a bill that would have DCF consider a dog's behavioral history instead of breed.
Meet the 24-year-old who defeated an incumbent
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Jack Eccles, Robert Cohen, former secretary of veterans affairs Francisco Urena, Nick VanSant, Misha Hyman and Abby Curran. Happy belated to Suffolk Register of Probate Stephanie ...
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Parents buckling under intense costs of child care in Worcester
Local parents are forced to make difficult financial decisions as cost of child care continues to rise despite additional ...
Seniors lobby Mass. Senate to approve Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax proposal
The advocacy by the Massachusetts Senior Action Council comes one day before a reported meeting between Mayor Wu, Senate ...
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Will Boston homeowners be on the hook for city's budget problem? Wu hopes not
It's now up to the Senate whether they will greenlight the proposal. A spokesperson for Senate President Karen Spilka sent ...
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Poll: Mass. voters split on psychedelics, tipped wages, but support auditing the Legislature
Massachusetts voters are juggling a lot of questions on this year's ballot. And if a new WBUR poll is any indicator, things ...
It was a busy week on Beacon Hill. Here's a look at what happened
The formal session ended July 31, but action is continuing on bills that are considered leadership priorities.