Mass. Senate backs local control of liquor licenses
The proposed budget amendment would empower cities and towns in Massachusetts to establish their own limits on liquor licenses, departing from restrictive Prohibition-era laws.
Equity theft is now illegal in Massachusetts, making it possible for some who lost their homes to get money back
Gov. Maura Healey signed a new law in Massachusetts preventing cities from keeping excess equity of foreclosed properties beyond what's owed, returning it to the previous owners instead.