By Bob Katzen

The House 154-0, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, gave final approval to and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a measure that would

By Bob Katzen

The House 122-33, approved and sent to the Senate legislation a bill that would give the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) the power to review, regulate and

By Bob Katzen

The Higher Education Committee held a hearing on legislation that would allow college student athletes in Massachusetts to have

By Bob Katzen

This new bill (H 653) requires eligible voters to cast a ballot in every November General Election or face a fine of

By Bob Katzen

This bill allows cities and towns to permit people aged 16- and 17-year to vote in their local city and town elections. Current law requires that

By Bob Katzen

Bill (H 91) Gives foster children over age 8 a state-funded smartphone that is limited to four pre-programmed phone numbers, including 9-1-1 and the number of the foster

By Bob Katzen

THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records votes of local representatives from the week of February 3-7. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.

An updated timeline was released for Somerville bridge closures due to the Green Line Extension. The Washington St. bridge is now anticipated to reopen in

By Matthew McLaughlin, City Council President

Davis Square ain’t what it used to be.
That is good or bad depending on your perspective. When I grew up outside of Davis it was a collection of rundown buildings and dive bars. Later it became the “Paris of the 90’s,” the economic and social hub of

By Arthur Moore

It has been over a month now since our own ADA coordinator in Somerville has written to our traffic department telling them of the problems of