A major overhaul of the state zoning, planning and subdivision laws is gaining support from Island planning board members and members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The changes would bring the state more in line with national standards.

Wampanoag tribal leaders reacted with disappointment and casino opponents with relief following a ruling by a federal judge Friday denying the tribe the right to build a casino on tribal land in Aquinnah.

Two months after the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission placed airport manager Sean Flynn on paid administrative leave there is no outcome regarding his employment, according to the commission chairman.

With time running out on the formal legislative session for the year, a revised bill to overhaul the outdated Massachusetts Public Records Law was inching its way out of a joint committee and toward a possible vote this week.

As waters off the Vineyard begin to attract strong interest among wind energy developers, legislation now before Massachusetts lawmakers would spur significant changes in the way local consumers buy power from renewable energy sources.

Oak Bluffs voters will decide whether to authorize additional spending on the Niantic Park reconstruction project and repairs for the North Bluff sea wall at a special town meeting next Tuesday.