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State House lawmakers approve a bill Wednesday ensuring access to free birth control in Massachusetts. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Overwhelming ‘yea’ for no copay birth control bill in Massachusetts House

Jordan Kimmel November 13, 2017

Massachusetts House legislators sanctioned a bill Wednesday that guarantees residents access to free birth control in the state and protects them from changes to the same federal law. The bill guarantees...

Pro-abortion rights groups and the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts attend the Contraceptive Access Bill Hearing at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY KAYLIE FELSBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts legislators, activists discuss bill for contraceptives

Daily Free Press Staff October 4, 2017

By Alana Fialkoff and Kaylie Felsberg Massachusetts legislators, healthcare providers and activists convened on Tuesday morning at the State House for a hearing that discussed a redraft of a bill...

The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a hearing Tuesday to deliberate four bills concerning regulating ride-hailing services. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Regulation for Uber, Lyft being considered by State Legislature

Olivia Quintana September 18, 2015

The Massachusetts State Legislature will consider regulation for transportation services Uber and Lyft that calls for more background checks and insurance requirements. A Tuesday hearing by the Joint...

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