Massachusetts immigrant protection bill being voted out of committee

‘Something needs to be done: CT committee advances highway speed camera program

Connecticut lawmakers are moving closer to bringing speed cameras to highways across the state, advancing a proposal aimed at reducing dangerous driving and deadly crashes. Earlier this week, the state’s Transportation Committee approved a bill that would create a two-year pilot program for automated speed enforcement. The measure now heads to the full General Assembly for a wider vote. If...

Massachusetts immigrant protection bill being voted out of committee

A day after hundreds of people came to Beacon Hill to urge lawmakers to advance major immigrant protection legislation, a committee opened voting on the measure that would block local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal agents. The Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on Thursday opened a poll for House members into the redrafted PROTECT Act. The...