The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected a measure proposed by U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) to lower the voting age in elections for federal office to 16.
On Thursday night the House voted 126-305 on the amendment, Pressley's first as a member of Congress.
Governor Charlie Baker said he's "inclined to support" a ban on conversion therapy for minors in Massachusetts, which would make it illegal for a licensed therapist to try to help a minor change sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling.
The governor, a Republican, spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon after a press conference on road safety, according to State House News Service.
