On the heels of a 2010 law that one senator calls a "mess," the Senate next week is set to consider a bill banning driving while holding a handheld electronic device.
A new study by the the Employers Association of the NorthEast shows regional executives are more bullish about job growth than the national average. They also have plans to invest in new technology in 2016.
With temperatures plunging and the year's first flurries fallen, Beacon Hill lawmakers on Thursday will turn their attention to the safety of snow-removal workers.
Two influential planning groups told legislators Wednesday they are not yet ready to support a bill that would open the doors to a new funding scheme for transportation projects like the Green Line Extension.
The MBTA is eyeing fare hikes that could punch a hundred-dollar hole in the pockets of regular subway riders over the course of a year, a move one transit advocate likened to "punishing the victim" following recent service failures.