Deval Patrick News

Then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich shakes hands with Then-Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn at victory party in Chicago after they were re-elected Nov.

On June 29 Gov. Deval Patrick signed the budget for the state's Fiscal year 2010, which began this month, but how much funding will go towards the state's LGBT-related programs remains in question.

Former governor Mitt Romney returned to the State House last night for the unveiling of his official portrait.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 8:38 am US/Eastern Reporting Karen Anderson After signing the ethics reform bill Wednesday, Governor Deval Patrick sat down with WBZ's Karen Anderson for a one-on-one interview.

Police and firefighter unions filed twin class-action lawsuits against the state yesterday, arguing that a new law designed to curb pension abuse illegally strips them of benefits guaranteed by the state constitution and federal law.

Gov. Deval Patrick's chief of staff is quitting. Doug Rubin told The Associated Press on Thursday he will be resigning in the next several weeks to return to the political consulting practice he left behind when he joined Patrick's staff in the spring of 2007.

Gov. Deval Patrick's administration yesterday released a draft zoning plan for the management of the inshore state ocean waters - one that bars development off the outside of Cape Cod while allowing regulated use of the waters around Cape Ann.

Baker won't admit that just yet. He said in a phone interview, "It's very important that I not be a distraction to Harvard Pilgrim." But he confirmed that he's been making the rounds of Republican city and town events, and agreed that "it's accurate" that he'll announce a decision during July.

A bill prompted by a series of recent political scandals is about to become law in Massachusetts.

Gov. Deval Patrick said he was "horrified" by the details of the alleged beating death of a 7-year-old Worcester boy by his father last weekend, but will not change his opposition to the death penalty.

Municipal officials are mulling options to balance their budgets after receiving local aid figures from state lawmakers.

Pike toll hikes loom, but meeting postponed BOSTON - With toll hikes looming, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority has abruptly postponed a planned meeting.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is planning to sign a state budget that includes a 25 percent hike in the state sales tax.

First came the elimination of the most blatant abuses of the public pension system.

A new era is about to begin for the city of Springfield. A state-controlled board that oversaw the city's finances for the past five years goes out of existence Tuesday.

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is on the road to elimination. It is part of a reform plan that Governor Deval Patrick initiated Friday in Springfield.

Reporting from Phoenix -- In recent years, the onset of summer in Phoenix meant two things -- triple-digit temperatures and a budget battle between the Republican-dominated Legislature, which regularly pushed to cut taxes, and Democratic Gov.

Friday, June 26, 2009 Gov. Deval Patrick says he intends to sign a bill approved by Massachusetts lawmakers designed to toughen state ethics standards in the wake of a series of political scandals.

Massachusetts lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill toughening state ethics standards, a change prompted by a wave of political scandals including one that led to the recent indictment of former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi.

Massachusetts legislative leaders unveiled a major overhaul of the state's ethics laws Wednesday, a move they hope will satisfy calls for reforms in the wake of political scandals.