Malden, MA|News|
Malden Seeks Next Step For Bilingual Ballots
Elections officials would transliterate candidates' names into phonetically appropriate Chinese characters on bilingual ballots.
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Boston, MA|News|
Legislature Calls For Aug. 14-15 Sales Tax Holiday
The holiday allows shoppers to avoid paying taxes on most retail items that cost less than $2,500.
Boston, MA|News|
Baker Extends To-Go Cocktails, Other Pandemic Rules
Pandemic-inspired authorizations for remote public meetings, to-go cocktail sales, eviction protections and more have been extended.
Boston, MA|News|
Lucky Shots Will Mean A Million Dollars For Five People
A "VaxMillions" giveaway will offer $1 million prizes to five adults who are fully vaccinated and $300,000 college scholarships.
Boston, MA|News|
Battle Within GOP Escalates With New Lyons Missive
The MassGOP chairman accused nearly every elected Republican in the House of bowing to "poisonous woke cancel culture groupthink."
Boston, MA|News|
It's Official: 'Millionaires' Income Surtax Heads To 2022 Ballot
Voters will decide whether all household income over $1 million will be taxed at an effective rate of 9 percent — 4 percent more than now.
Barnstable-Hyannis, MA|News|
Cape COVID Task Force Called 'Master Class in Teamwork'
A health official said the incidence of COVID-19 is now starting "to dwindle down" both on Cape Cod and across Massachusetts.
Brookline, MA|News|
Emergency's End Complicates Brookline's Ongoing Town Meeting
When the emergency ends, the statutory authority for towns to hold their representative town meetings remotely will also expire.
Boston, MA|News|
Outdoor Dining, Remote Meetings May Outlast Emergency
Some widely popular measures put in place during the pandemic should remain, Gov. Charlie Baker proposed.
Barnstable-Hyannis, MA|News|
Cape's Summer Vaccine Push Lagging In Communities Of Color
Sen. Julian Cyr said he'd like the state to provide more resources for equity and outreach efforts.
Boston, MA|News|
Seatbelt Change, Red-Light Cameras Pitched As Lifesavers
Red-light cameras and allowing law enforcement to pull motorists over for failing to wear a seatbelt are among the highlights of the bill.
Framingham, MA|News|
Framingham Credit Rating Stable, Even After Water-Sewer Deficit
The credit rating agency Moody's affirmed Framingham's Aa2 rating, the third-highest available.
Boston, MA|News|
MA's Big Shipment of J&J Vaccine 'Not in Jeopardy'
News reports estimated that about 15 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were discarded.
Boston, MA|News|
Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz Exploring Run for Governor in 2022
Chang-Diaz was key in passing school funding reform in 2019, and helped negotiate an overhaul of policing oversight and accountability.
Boston, MA|News|
Biggest Case Growth Is in Young Bostonians, Janey Says
More than half of the new COVID-19 cases logged in Boston in the past two weeks have been in people age 29 and younger.
Across Massachusetts, MA|News|
Baker Declares Debate On Safety Of In-Person Learning 'Over'
The virus remains common among students and school personnel, according to weekly reports that document case counts.
Boston, MA|News|
Gov. Hopeful Backs Mandatory Vaccinations for Police, Teachers
Ben Downing, a Democrat who last month was the first to declare for the gubernatorial race, think vaccines for some shouldn't be an option.
Boston, MA|News|
Gov. Baker's Approval Rating Tumbles As Pandemic Takes Toll
The Republican would still enter a hypothetical matchup against Attorney General Maura Healey and other Democratic challengers with a lead.
Boston, MA|News|
Relief Bill Coming Together to Aid Workers, Businesses
The bill includes measures around paid leave, exemption from taxes for forgiven PPP loans and unemployment insurance rate relief.
Across Massachusetts, MA|News|
Education Boss Seeks Emergency Power To Push In-Person Learning
The move could result in hybrid and remote learning models no longer counting toward required student learning time hours.
