This week at the State House in Boston, advocates and lawmakers worked together on events ranging from women's rights to cancer screening awareness.

Democrats in the Washington House released a plan Friday that could drive billions of additional dollars into state coffers through higher property tax collections and new taxes on the richest residen

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said Wednesday he wants to lower the state's sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 billion a year. The Miami Republican told House members he has directed Ways & Means Chairman Wyman Duggan to produce a bill next week that would lower the rate from 6% to 5.25%.

Rising third-years with UMass Medical School's Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) program, held an advocacy day at the State House pushing for policies that will benefit their patients in western Massachusetts.

The change would need approval from the full Legislature and the governor. If adopted, it would save consumers money but likely lead to state spending cuts.

Speaker of the House Matt Hall is holding a press conference Wednesday at noon in the Speaker's Library at the Michigan State Capitol to address the first three months of the 103rd Legislature, focusing on changes such as ethics laws, road funding, sanctuary cities and education, according to House officials.

The Colorado House approved a bill Monday that House Democrats say would fully implement and enforce the state’s existing high-capacity magazine ban.

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