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18 Feb 2012, 12:38 pm
A significant effort to enact a bill allowing convicted inmates to gain access to DNA testing in order to prove their innocence has passed both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature and been signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 1:06 pm by Jennifer Simon, Esq.
The announcement was made in the wake of a deal brokered by Massachusetts’ Governor Deval Patrick’s administration with respect to a proposed merger between NSTAR Electric Company, NSTAR Gas Company, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company and its holding company parent Northeast Utilities. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 1:02 pm
This sentiment reflects much of the motivation behind Governor Deval Patrick's push for reform of medical malpractice laws, which would allow doctors to admit mistakes without fear of it becoming evidence in a later medical malpractice suit (see previous blog here). [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 5:41 am
Remember, back in April of 2008, Governor Deval Patrick signed Senate Bill 2018 in to law. [read post]
12 Feb 2012, 2:16 pm
As an aside, in 2010, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law “An Act Reforming the Administrative Procedures Relative to Criminal Offender Record Information and Pre- and Post-Trial Supervised Release,” also known as CORI Reform. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 11:56 am
Late last month, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick urged lawmakers to pass a sweeping overhaul of the healthcare cost system in the state, following up a similar call to action last year. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 10:22 pm
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed a bill that widens the medical authority to nurse-midwives. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 9:00 pm
As part of his 2013 fiscal budget to be proposed next week, Governor Deval Patrick (D) of Massachusetts will target soda, candy and cigarettes for additional revenue. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 8:45 am
Deval Patrick has worried aloud whether such legislation may be unfair, he said he would support measures that support the use of hands-free, rather than hand-held, devices. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 6:58 am by admin
The entire board of directors resigned under pressure from Governor Deval Patrick. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 11:52 am by Katie Gray
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has withdrawn the state’s request for a review of NStar’s rates in advance of that state approving a merger between Boston-based NSTar and Connecticut-based Northeast Utilities. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 5:13 am by Jack
The bill is not yet law as it must be approved by the state’s house of representatives and then signed by Governor Deval Patrick. [read post]
10 Dec 2011, 7:00 pm
Deval Patrick's desk soon to give stores ample opportunity to schedule employee shifts and advertise to customers that they will be open Dec. 26. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 10:10 am by admin
Deval Patrick signed House Bill 3810 – the “Gender Identity Bill” – into law, making Massachusetts the 16th state to provide protection to employees based on their gender identity or expression. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 7:21 am by admin
On November 23, 2011, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed An Act Relative to Gender Identity (also known as the Transgender Equal Rights Bill), which will go into effect July 1, 2012. [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 12:47 pm by Maura Greene
  The bill, which was signed by Governor Deval Patrick on November 23, 2011,  adds gender identity as a protected category to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 151B, the state’s anti-discrimination law. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 10:47 am by Jamie Reese
The bill passed the House by a vote of 115-37 and the Senate by a vote of 95-56 and was sent to be signed by Governor Deval Patrick [official website]. [read post]