State House Roundup: Three’s Company
May 17, 2013BOSTON — This week, Senate leader’s released a fiscal 2014 budget as reliant on new taxes as the one passed by the House.
State House Roundup: A ‘Hoo-Dee-Do’
May 10, 2013BOSTON — Burying the dead proves harder than it sounds when it’s an alleged terrorist.
State House Roundup: Enter Gomez
May 03, 2013BOSTON — Gabriel Gomez’s victory makes it feel a little like 2010 all over again.
Collins Concedes, Dorcena Forry Wins 1st Suffolk Senate Primary
May 01, 2013BOSTON — Before all the results were in, Collins was projected as the winner by several news operations, but later in the evening Forry declared victory.
Officials: Early Morning State Senate Ballot Snafu Addressed
April 30, 2013BOSTON — A spokesman for the secretary of state said “nobody was disenfranchised from the vote” because the correct ballots were also at the voting booth.
State House Roundup: Lounging
April 26, 2013BOSTON — Post-bombing, the House returns to work to pass a $34 billion budget, while Ortiz rolls a major public corruption case onto the table while simultaneously prosecuting an accused terrorist.
Mass. House Approves $34 Billion Budget
April 25, 2013BOSTON — House Ways and Means Chairman Brian Dempsey said the bill addresses many of the priorities Gov. Patrick highlighted in his budget plan in “a balanced a fiscally responsible way.”
Mass. Lost 5,500 Jobs In March; Unemployment Rate Dips To 6.4 Percent
April 18, 2013BOSTON — Massachusetts lost 5,500 jobs in March while the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.4 percent from 6.5 percent.
State House Roundup: Exit Strategy
April 12, 2013BOSTON — “It’s like the story of the three bears,” Sen. Karen Spilka said, explaining Beacon Hill’s tax-transportation debate.
In Tone Shift, Patrick Calls Senate Transportation Finance Bill ‘Very Hopeful’
April 11, 2013BOSTON — His comments open the door to a middle path that could avoid his veto.