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Massachusetts Senate Looking To Crack Down On Cell Phones In Schools
The Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with cellphones in K-12 classrooms.
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Legislators Question Maura Healey's Borrowing Approach To Reducing Electricity Bills
With a crowd of onlookers and activists overflowing from the State House hearing room, members of the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committee dove into the 119-page bill (H 4144) that Healey's team says could save ratepayers more than $10 billion over the next decade.
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Bipartisan Coalition Seeks Massachusetts Legislature Reforms
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Massachusetts GOP Governor Candidate Brian Shortsleeve Talks Taxes, Growth, Housing, T, Immigration, and Maura Healey In Q&A Interview
In a recent conversation with State House News Service, Brian Shortsleeve spoke about running as a GOP candidate in Massachusetts, his stance on energy and housing policy, and immigration.
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Massachusetts Legislative Committee Not Yet Ready To Act On Assisted Suicide Proposal
Representatives on one Massachusetts legislative committee are not ready to decide whether one of the most controversial proposals on their plate should move forward early in the lawmaking term.
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Barber Poles and Grocery Stickers; Maura Healey Pulling Red Tape Off Regulatory Codes
The Healey administration is cutting or amending a quarter of all regulations under the oversight of the public-facing Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, an effort that officials say is intended to save businesses time and money.
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Donald Trump Order Envisions Major Drug Price Negotiations, Savings
President Donald Trump said the executive order he signed Monday morning will reduce prescription drug prices by 30 percent to 80 percent "almost immediately," though the text itself and White House officials describe a more involved process that is less certain to lead to price reductions.
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Massachusetts Cell Phone Debate: Calls For School Restrictions Intensify
Some States Have Banned Them During The School Day, But Not Massachusetts