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Charlie Baker’s Friends Like ‘To Give It To Me In A Big Way’ During State’s Sale-Tax-Free Weekend

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker suggested that some of his friends think of him as the state's tax collector. Baker appeared at a bicycle shop in Belmont to tout the state's upcoming sales-tax-free weekend, the two days of the year when the state doesn't charge

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Why raising the minimum wage isn’t the best way to reduce inequality

Walmart is giving more than one million of its employees a raise later this month as part of a plan that will lift all but its newest hires to at least $10 an hour.