State Legislature


Rep. Decker Denounces Toner’s Involvement in Brothel Case, Stops Short of Calling for Resignation

Massachusetts State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker condemned Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner for his alleged involvement in an interstate brothel network at a meeting with constituents last week — but stopped short of calling for his resignation.


Eversource and National Grid Propose Cutting Gas Delivery Rates by 10%

Eversource and National Grid, Massachusetts’ largest energy companies, proposed 10 percent cuts to gas bill delivery rates on Monday, after the Department of Public Utilities ordered gas companies to lower total gas bills by at least 5 percent last week.


As Mass. Legislators Work to Ban Phones in Schools, CPS Students See Ups and Downs

As a bill prohibiting the use of cell phones in public schools is making its way through the Massachusetts state legislature, students at Cambridge Public Schools — where a similar policy was adopted last fall — raised concerns about the phone restrictions.


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