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Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker will have a decision on abortion when it comes to the fiscal year 2021 budget. Will he accept a version of the ROE Act in the budget bill (Amendment 759) or will he veto it?
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Moderna seems on track to mass produce coronavirus vaccines. If that happens, most of the vaccines will be made in Massachusetts, Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan told GBH News earlier this week. The Cambridge-based company is already producing vaccines at its facility in Norwood.
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Could Rhode Island Democratic governor Gina Raimondo serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a President-elect Joe Biden? No, she says.
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It will soon be possible to go to college for marijuana in Rhode Island. In the fall 2021 semester, Johnson & Wales University will begin a bachelor's degree program in Cannabis Entrepreneurship, according to a press release from the university.
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Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse will not seek re-election next year. Morse, 31, has served as the city's mayor since 2012. He unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) in the Democratic primary in September in the First Congressional District in western Massachusetts earlier this year.
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By Katie Lannan State House News Service
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With bipartisan opposition, both chambers of the Massachusetts Legislature passed police reform bills on Tuesday afternoon. The bill (S.2963) passed 28-12 in the state Senate and 92-67 in the state House of Representatives. Every Republican in both chambers voted against the bill. The Senate bill passed with a veto-proof
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Small businesses are closing down due to a lack of revenue caused by government restrictions amid the coronavirus emergency. About 37 percent of small businesses in Massachusetts have closed down since the start of this year, as MSN reports. Revenue has declined 44 percent since January for such businesses, on
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