Massachusetts legislature has evaluated more than 12,000 nominated locations across Massachusetts and released a list of “1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts”. The greatest places list was approved by legislators and signed by Deval Patrick last year in an effort to lure more tourists to the Bay State. For a fun weekend trip or less-expensive summer [...]
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Posted in Massachusetts Driving, Massachusetts Legislation
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 150-1 last week approving a bill that bans texting while driving for all motorists and imposes a new requirement on elderly drivers. Only a day after the Massachusetts House passed the text-banning legislation the Massachusetts Senate voted in agreement passing the measure as well. This piece of legislation will [...]
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March 24, 2010 – 10:13 am
The Patrick-Murray Administration has moved forward in an effort to make transportation agencies more accountable and strengthen customer service. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) introduced two new RMV initiatives this month that will encourage saving time for driver’s visits to the RMV to cancel a vehicle registration. An average of 45,000 customers visit an [...]
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February 10, 2010 – 11:11 am
Joseph Murphy has been named the new Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. He has acted as commissioner since September 2009 after Nonnie Burnes resigned from the position. Serving as first deputy of commissions since 2006 he has played an active role in the transition to managed competition. However this is not his only [...]
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October 8, 2009 – 11:23 am
The race to fill the late Congressman Edward Kennedy’s seat has sparked a anything but a mediocre election. A seat in the Massachusetts Senate hasn’t been open for decades. With the Massachusetts health legislation in pieces, Democrats and Republicans are up for a tough election. The newly elected Senator will be decided the first of [...]
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Summer season is here again! This means one thing… so is construction season. Massive pile ups and countless detours plague the roads. Massachusetts roads crumbled until Gov. Deval Patrick signed a $2 billion emergency transportation bond, starting hundreds of previously under-funded projects. With additional funding: “Massachusetts will see about $115 million projects this summer, compared with $92 [...]
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Governor Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, recently announced that he was going to be backing the “Hummer” Tax. It calls for a tax on all larger vehicles that consume larger amounts of gas. If passed, owners of these vehicles will be taxed more when they register their cars with the state. Mixed views on [...]
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January 20, 2009 – 6:14 pm
WHDH-TV in Boston reports on the further deregulation of the Massachusetts Auto Insurance market. The story, published in March of 2007, explains the creation of the Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Study Group by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Most notably, the study group recommended that rates be set not by Massachusetts state regulators, but by market demand. [...]
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