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U.S. Sens. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, continued to press Columbia Gas executives Thursday for details on what led to a series of gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover last month. The senator, who had requested information on the Merrimack Valley gas explosions in a late-September letter, criticized Columbia Gas of Massachusetts — operated by NiSource Inc. — […] More »

By Shannon Young syoung@repub.com U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren this week pledged to get to the bottom of what caused a series of gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover last month, arguing that the NTSB’s new preliminary report on the deadly incident raises more questions than it answers. The Massachusetts Democrats offered that while the […] More »

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts has come out in support of the much-debated state ballot question on nurse-staffing ratios. Question 1 would set a minimum on nurse-to-patient ratios at hospitals and healthcare facilities if passed. Markey has said it is important to allow nurses and other medical professionals do their jobs safely. The measure is […] More »

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) says protecting children’s privacy is a moving target as those kids spend exponentially more time online. But he said it is a target that must be hit, including taking on big companies who collect and mine children’s data. Markey has asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into app collection of […] More »

By Shannon Young syoung@repub.com U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, urged Columbia Gas officials Thursday to provide information on the number of residents who remain displaced and homes deemed uninhabitable following last month’s  Merrimack Valley gas explosions. The senators, who said they have received inconsistent or incomplete data since the Sept. 13 explosions, pressed Columbia Gas of […] More »

Safety improvements will be made at a hazardous railroad crossing in western Massachusetts. The family of a man who was killed in 2017 campaigned to assure his death at the site would be the last. Amtrak will install a gate, warning lights, and the power system for the safety infrastructure at the railroad crossing on […] More »

The state’s four congressional delegates sent a letter Monday to the Small Business Administration seeking federal assistance for businesses affected by the Merrimack Valley gas disaster. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton and Niki Tsongas sent the letter in support of a request the state already made seeking federal […] More »

U.S. Sens. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Orrin Hatch of Utah are pushing a bipartisan bill to slap warning labels on all prescription painkiller bottles, nationwide. “Because of the confusing names and ingredients, many families may not know that they have just left the pharmacy with a bottle full of danger,” Markey said yesterday. Hatch’s […] More »

By Michael Holtzman Herald News Staff Reporter Posted Aug 19, 2018 at 10:02 PM Updated Aug 20, 2018 at 1:33 PM FALL RIVER — On a surprisingly cool Sunday afternoon, as U.S. Sen. Ed Markey looked ahead at the looming Iwo Jima replica memorial — to his left the Gold Star Families Memorial in black granite with gold lettering, to the right the Taunton River […] More »

Sen. Edward Markey says some airlines push travelers into buying policies that fail to provide the promised coverage as a way of fattening their profits. A United Airlines commercial jet takes off from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. (Julio Cortez/AP) By Fredrick Kunkle August 21 Too many airlines and online booking companies push […] More »