New 4-foot Bike Law

As part of An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities, Mass DOT was required to post signage across the Commonwealth to spread the word about the new 4-foot passing law that went into effect on April 1, 2023.  Massachusetts is the 36th state to define passing of at least 3 feet.

SENATE PASSES BILL EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIV PREVENTION DRUG

Today, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed An Act enabling pharmacists
to prescribe, dispense and administer PrEP, a bipartisan bill that would allow Massachusetts pharmacists
to prescribe PrEP—pre-exposure prophylaxis—a life-saving medication that is nearly 100 per cent effective in stopping the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).