The Massachusetts House has approved a bill banning drivers from talking or texting on cell phones while behind the wheel, despite opposition from a lawmaker from a city where authorities say a man sending a message struck and killed a …
The auto insurance market in Massachusetts gets a glimpse of greater competition today when carriers disclose their proposed rates, but the big unknown is whether motorists honk for joy or hit the guardrail. The Patrick administration hopes the result is …
Lawmakers representing urban drivers in Massachusetts are challenging the Patrick administration’s auto insurance plan, saying new regulations leave loopholes for companies to charge higher rates to minorities and the poor. They are filing a bill that would significantly change the …
Vincent Zarrilli knows a thing or two about lost causes. His proposal to convert an aircraft carrier to a prison went nowhere. And his calls for an alternative to the Big Dig went unheeded, as did his desire to create …
State inspectors in Massachusetts will target small companies handling dangerous materials in residential areas to try to prevent a repeat of a Danvers explosion that was blamed on a build up of chemical vapor. The state fire marshal’s finding released …
Richard J. Hewett never heard “You’re fired!” — but he’s suing Donald Trump anyway. The rejected applicant for NBC’s “The Apprentice” is suing the real estate mogul claiming he was turned away because of age discrimination. Hewett was 49 when …
Potential jurors in Massachusetts face greater scrutiny about their home lives, nationality and dealings with the court system under a new screening process that has just gone into effect. The updated “juror questionnaire” asks a series of yes-no questions — …
Court rulings have left state inspectors powerless to enforce safety standards at construction sites like the one where three people died this week in a scaffolding accident, forcing Massachusetts to rely on a voluntary safety consultation program, state officials said. …
