A bill to make substance-abuse disorder treatment and recovery support more affordable, and championed by state Sen. John Velis, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Christmas Eve.

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AB 1775 legalizes Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes, allowing lounges to also sell food and drinks that aren’t pre-packaged.

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Democrats who have been negotiating separate health care industry oversight and pharmaceutical drug reform bills for months ...

Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national ...

A new year means there are new laws for Kansans. “This Senate bill 500 is a little more lenient,” said Jimmy Hamilton, Baxter ...

Mayor Michael Helfrich says his primary concern is that the ordinance could jeopardize $2 million in federal funding, ...

Yellen, in a letter to House and Senate leaders, noted that the nation’s debt ceiling — the total amount of money the federal ...