Advocates promised the new tax would bring in over $1 billion a year in new revenue. And they quickly saw their predictions surpassed: the state Department of Revenue estimates it will generate over $1.5 billion this fiscal year.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on a roll call from the week of Feb. 27-March 3. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.$353 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET (H 57): House 153-0, approved and.
Jeanne Kempthorne writes: "In 2018, I supported Andrea Harrington for Berkshire district attorney. In January 2019, she hired me as her chief of appeals. One year later, I quit in
A coalition of Massachusetts pro-life groups is organizing a petition campaign to amend state law to require physicians to attempt to save the life of a baby that survives an abortion. Pilot photo/Gregory L. Tracy
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BRAINTREE In light of recent changes in Massachusetts abortion legislation, several pro-life organizations are planning to conduct a signature campaign to file an initiative petition for a law protecting infants born alive during abortion procedures.
For years, attorney Thomas Harvey has led the effort to amend the state constitution to end the funding of abortions. But his priorities shifted when, in December 2020, the Massachusetts legislature passed a budget amendment containing several aspects of the ROE Act, an Act to Remove Obstacles and Expand Abortion Access. The amendment significantly deregulated abortion in Massachusetts, including the removal of language to ensure the protection of babies born alive during