STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 15, 2016….Four days after Massachusetts hospital industry officials said legalizing marijuana for general adult use is the “wrong prescription,” the state’s sheriffs declared they’re against the proposed law too, and in the process drew a sharp rebuke from the pro-marijuana campaign for making “regressive, 1930s-era” arguments. The proposed ballot law would […]
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 10, 2016….People accused of stealing items worth between $250 to $1,500 would no longer be charged with felonies in Massachusetts, under a bill passed by the Senate Thursday. The legislation raising the threshold at which a misdemeanor becomes a felony to $1,500 for larceny, fraudulent use of credit cards, malicious destruction […]
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 8, 2016…..A House chairman is open to a civil liberties group’s proposal to put a check on the acquisition of military equipment, such as armored vehicles and grenade launchers, by local police. “I think there are some departments where, why give a huge piece of equipment to a small police department […]