AFTER THE 9/11 attacks in 2001, thigh-high bollards and giant planters sprouted outside government buildings across the country to deter terrorists and keep car bombers at bay. Now, some 21 years later, the Massachusetts State House is going the same route, although the bollards – vertical posts secured in concrete – are being installed not […]
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‘Nips’ talk makes its way into the State House
“Nips” — the small liquor bottles that some see as an inexpensive blessing while others deem a public health issue and litter nuisance — have found their way into discussions at the State House. While one Massachusetts community has gone as far as to ban the sale of nips, a legislative committee heard testimony yesterday […]
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Baker’s new tax tone
It was one of the most dissected lines from Gov. Charlie Baker‘s recent inaugural address, coming at the end of a victory lap about the recent budget surplus. “And we did it without raising taxes,” Baker exclaimed to the crowd of officials and supporters in the House Chamber earlier this month. That may have been […]
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Animal House — the sequel
IN ONE OF the more bizarre State House stories in a long time, the Boston Globe is reporting that state Rep. Paul McMurtry of Dedham grabbed the “backside” of a female legislator at an orientation session for lawmakers last month in Amherst. The sourcing for the story is complicated. McMurtry, chairman of the House personnel […]
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Animal House — the sequel
In one of the more bizarre State House stories in a long time, the Boston Globe is reporting that state Rep. Paul McMurtry of Dedham grabbed the “backside” of a female legislator at an orientation session for lawmakers last month in Amherst. The sourcing for the story is complicated. McMurtry, chairman of the House personnel […]