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Landmark $1.5 Billion Education Funding Bill Approved
One lawmaker called the bill "the biggest investment in our youth in modern history."

One lawmaker called the bill "the biggest investment in our youth in modern history."

Motorists would face fines between $100 and $500, and third and subsequent offenses would be surchargeable for insurance purposes.
Patrick faces a steep climb to the nomination, and he knows it, telling The Globe that his campaign is a "Hail Mary from two stadiums over."
Costs such as $2-per-trip tolls to I-93, $1 tolls on I093 and 95 interchanges and $1 fees to cross state lines in some spots were suggested.
The Massachusetts Business Coalition on Transportation thinks increased taxes on gas and ride-shares can help provide much-needed relief.
The ruling sympathized with the plaintiffs, who "have certainly suffered, and will suffer, very great and irreparable financial impact."
One of the candidates competing for attention in a race featuring Joe Kennedy and Ed Markey dropped out just three months after joining.
Two-thirds of Massachusetts employers they surveyed expect the national economy to contract within about a year, according to AIM.
The unreported violations that occurred in Rhode Island date back to 2017 and were never previously shared with the Massachusetts RMV.
The train in question was a matter of weeks away from a semiannual inspection that would have detected the issue.
"I hear the folks who say I should wait my turn, but with due respect -- I'm not sure this is a moment for waiting," Kennedy said.
Things are looking brighter for the bald eagle and peregrine falcon, but not so much for a couple other species in Massachusetts.
Two of the state's largest health insurers announced plans to merge, creating a single, larger rival to Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Water quality woes are common at Massachusetts beaches, where water tested positive for potentially hazardous levels of bacteria last year.
Peak traffic inside Route 128 runs 14 hours a day, which is one of many issues crippling transportation around the Commonwealth.
The June 11 derailment is expected to continue to cause delays through the summer.
State lawmakers, who have blown past deadline for the ninth straight year, may not have the FY2020 budget set until after the holiday.
The RMV has suspended hundreds of driver's licenses after it was revealed it failed to suspend the license of the driver in the N.H. crash.
Derailments and delays aren't stopping it. Here's much more you'll be paying starting Monday, July 1.
The Cannabis Control Commission worked through five specific policy issues Tuesday, including home delivery of marijuana.