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What's in the Massachusetts Senate bill to allow overdose prevention sites?
The bill would give cities and towns the authority to open overdose prevention centers, facilities where people can use illegal drugs under the supervision of medical personnel. -
Overdose prevention centers could move forward in Massachusetts under Senate bill
A bill up for a vote Tuesday in the state Senate includes liability protections for harm reduction sites, if cities and towns choose to open them. -
Healey signs gun reform bill, putting Mass. among a handful of states regulating ghost guns
Gun violence activists celebrated the law, while Second Amendment advocates argued parts of it will not hold up in court. -
Mass. lawmakers step up child care funding with $1.5 billion proposal
Still, one provider warned “Christmas is over” after federal pandemic relief funds dried up. -
Some asthma, diabetes and heart medications would be free under proposal from Mass. lawmakers
The Massachusetts House will debate a bill this week that would also impose new oversight on pharmaceutical benefit managers, third parties that set medications’ costs. -
State lawmakers consider 'nuclear option' of receivership for Cannabis Control Commission
The state's inspector general told lawmakers the CCC has a leadership crisis and asked them to quickly authorize a receivership. -
Massachusetts' state budget is late for the 14th year in a row
Lawmakers say it's the quality of the final budget that matters, but the delay can mean headaches for people and programs who depend on funding. -
Mass. state senator calls for Biden to step aside after debate performance
Other Democrats on Beacon Hill, like Gov. Healey and House Speaker Mariano, don't seem to be picking up the call. -
Mass. Senate advances energy reforms
One last-minute amendment: expanding the state’s bottle redemption law and doubling the deposit’s value. -
Gabrielle Giffords joins Beacon Hill advocates to help spur gun violence prevention legislation.
Massachusetts state lawmakers hope to finalize a gun reform bill in the next six weeks.
