Massachusetts State Senate

Thomas F. Birmingham, a former Massachusetts State Senate President, died at 73 on Friday, according to The Boston Globe.

The Massachusetts Senate has passed its own version of a sports gambling bill, bringing it one step closer to legality.

After years of discussion and pressure from both inside and outside the State House, the Massachusetts Senate voted Thursday to legalize sports wagering here, but lawmakers will have to reconcile the many differences between the Senate’s bill and the one that passed the House last summer before any bets can be placed. Senate President Karen Spilka took heat in...

The Massachusetts Senate will finally vote Thursday on its version of sports betting legislation after the House overwhelmingly passed a sports betting bill last summer.

Republican lawmakers in the Massachusetts State Senate plan to force a vote on suspending the state’s gas tax on Thursday, a move which could save drivers $0.24 per gallon at the pump. A similar measure introduced by Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives failed last week, however, and such a maneuver in the state senate would require bipartisan...

Republican lawmakers in the Massachusetts State Senate plan to force a vote on suspending the state’s gas tax on Thursday.

After being closed for nearly two years, the Massachusetts State House has opened its doors to the public once again.

The Massachusetts State House reopened Tuesday after being closed for nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After being closed for nearly two years, the Massachusetts State House opened its doors to the public Tuesday. The building has been largely closed to all but lawmakers, State House staffers and reporters since the start of the pandemic in Massachusetts in March 2020. The building has been closed to the public for more than 700 days, far longer than…

The state house has been closed for nearly two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Massachusetts State House is throwing open its doors to the public for the first time in nearly two years this week. The building has been largely closed to all but lawmakers, State house staffers and reporters since the start of the pandemic in Massachusetts in March 2020. The public will again be able to enter the building starting Tuesday….

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has unanimously passed a $55 million COVID-19 response bill. In it, $30 million is set aside to expand COVID testing and get more young kids vaccinated. Another $25 million is for masks for school staff and students, beginning with elementary school and going up. Approving the money means the state can put in orders now…

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has unanimously passed a $55 million COVID-19 response bill which aims to expand testing.

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka revealed Monday that she experienced what she said her doctors described as a mild stroke in mid-November, but is feeling much better now. Spilka spoke one-on-one with NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King on Monday to share details about what actually happened to her on Nov. 15. She was away from the Massachusetts State House…

State Senate President Karen Spilka was back on the rostrum, her first time inside the Massachusetts State House in almost five weeks. She sat down with NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King to reveal for the first time what actually happened last month that kept her home.

Overnight, the Massachusetts State Senate unanimously approved $3.8 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan. This is a lot of money that will support people and programs impacted by the pandemic and it is now one step closer to Governor Charlie Baker’s signature. State lawmakers say this money will help those hardest hit by the pandemic. The bill…

The bill, $3.82 billion in total, was passed unanimously overnight and now heads to the House of Representatives before it gets to Governor Charlie Baker’s desk for approval.

The Massachusetts State Senate on Wednesday went on record supporting the permanent adoption of COVID-era voting allowances like expanded early voting and voting-by-mail, and also adopted policies like same-day registration that go beyond the changes made to accommodate elections during a pandemic. The bill passed 36-3 along party lines after Democrats rejected an alternative the Republican senators offered to address many...