Sales Tax Holiday Weekend Set For August 13-14
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill creating another sales tax holiday in Massachusetts for the weekend of August 13-14.
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Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill creating another sales tax holiday in Massachusetts for the weekend of August 13-14.
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Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray has been named the next leader-in-waiting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill allowing the state's racetracks to continue simulcasting greyhound and horse races from other states for another six months.
The Massachusetts' congressional delegation is protesting a warning from a major credit rating agency that they might downgrade the credit ratings of several municipalities in the state. Moody's Investors Service announced it would review the possible downgrade of U.S. municipalities and other institutions due to the indirect effects of the possible downgrade of federal government bonds because of the ongoing impasse over the federal debt limit. Moody's has listed 162 local governments in 31 states.
Mayors from across Massachusetts are calling upon national lawmakers to reach a deal in the debt ceiling talks.
With time running out, the inaction in Washington, DC is on the minds of people across the country, including here in Massachusetts.
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Republican Senator Scott Brown declined to take part in an "It Gets Better" video. State Democrats responded fiercely.
Massachusetts officials are drafting emergency plans to keep paying the state's bills if the stalemate over the nation's borrowing limit drags past an Aug. 2 deadline.
The ongoing recall petition in Lawrence against Mayor William Lantigua is setting back some candidates running for city office.
Massachusetts is announcing a grant to encourage low-income families to spend their food subsidies at local farmer's markets.
Governor Deval Patrick delivered opening remarks Monday morning at the Hynes Convention Center.
Military families in New Hampshire got a boost Sunday as first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, came to offer their thanks at a National Guard cookout.
