The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is close to an agreement with AAA that gives the auto club’s 2.3 million members a chance to renew licenses and vehicle registrations at no extra charge — even on Saturdays — at the …
Massachusetts is experiencing a big jump in health insurance and a big drop in payments for the uninsured under the state’s health care law. Between Jan. 1 and March 31, the number of people getting health insurance grew from 340,000 …
Teen deaths and speeding citations each fell by about a third during the first year Massachusetts had tougher penalties for violating its Junior Operator License Law, state officials said. The number of 16- and 17-year-old drivers and passengers killed in …
A former state senator has been confirmed to be a judge at the Department of Industrial Accidents, despite questions about her qualifications and concern about a political account she plans to maintain on the bench. The Governor’s Council voted 6-1 …
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, in its first meeting with a board chairman who pledged openness and transparency, closed its public session Tuesday before a promised discussion of leaks in Big Dig tunnels. “I don’t want to go into details here …
The federal government has given its approval to a first-in-the-nation program in Massachusetts that will require everyone to carry health insurance. The state’s universal health insurance program will use a combination of subsidies and penalties to make coverage more affordable …
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey this week proposed an update to the state’s medical malpractice laws, including streamlining ways to resolve claims prior to trial so that insurance rates for doctors can be held in check. The bill, which Healey …
