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The seventh horrifying mass shooting in seven days has renewed urgent calls for increased oversight of assault weapons from President Biden and members of the Massachusetts Congressional...

Democrats in Congress are calling for more gun control legislation following the tragic mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., with some prominent members of the party calling to push legislation through...

TechNet is in the midst of its annual fly-in this week, meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Steve...

A historic amount of funding is making its way to child care centers across the country thanks to the American Rescue Plan. It's time to start thinking about expanding and reforming child care in...

BOSTON (SHNS) - U.S. Sen. Edward Markey said Wednesday that Democrats are looking ahead to a "big, big bill" for infrastructure, climate, and jobs in the next few months, and he plans to push for...

BOSTON — As child care centers struggle to recover from the pandemic, and parents search for options as they return to work, lawmakers are proposing an overhaul of the industry.A proposal to create...

BOSTON — As child care centers struggle to recover from the pandemic, and parents search for options as they return to work, lawmakers are proposing an overhaul of the industry.A proposal to create...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) have reintroduced their Medicare for All bill, with more than half of the Democratic caucus signed on and some clinicians groups such as...

Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark recently voted in support of H.J. Resolution 17, a joint resolution to remove an arbitrary time limit previously set by Congress for the states to ratify the Equal...

Opposition to MBTA service cuts continued to grow as national, state and local leaders joined a Friday online rally organized by Public Transit Public Good, a transit advocacy group - and there are...

FRAMINGHAM - Our Framingham group of stakeholders are committed to working in collaboration. Our goal is to increase progress in creating an environment of inclusion which is diverse and equitable...

The MBTA is backtracking on planned budget cuts in the face of criticism from the state's congressional delegation over the agency's decision to reduce service despite recently receiving more than...

Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) and the Massachusetts Delegation, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward Markey (D-MA), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-1), James...

Mar. 18—State and federal lawmakers are escalating demands that the Baker administration walk back a series of sweeping cuts to MBTA service as the state's transit systems are on track to receive...

This year, I'm giving friends a different sort of birthday present: paper packages of laundry detergent strips, in hopes that they'll stop buying plastic jugs of detergent.It is infuriating to know...

Lawmakers are escalating demands that the Baker administration walk back a series of sweeping cuts to MBTA service as the state's transit systems are on track to receive another $1 billion in...

WASHINGTON, D.C.  - Today, March 18, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce...

On Wednesday, by a vote of 222-204, the U.S. House passed H.J. Res 17, a bipartisan joint resolution introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) to remove...

The Massachusetts congressional delegation on Wednesday called on MBTA officials to justify service cuts amid increased federal transit funding, saying the reductions disproportionately affect...