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BOSTON – Hundreds of boisterous charter school supporters rallied on Boston Common across from the State House on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers lift the state cap on the number of such institutions, as more than 37,000 students languish on waiting lists for admission. "We are here from every
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Conservative groups are voicing concerns over a sex-education bill that they say would strip control of course content from local authorities and impose state-mandated requirements if it passes into law. A full Senate vote on the measure is set for Wednesday. While the proposal does not appear to force
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, may not be "slamming the door" on new Syrian refugees, but he said he's unwilling to accept more until he's convinced none represent a threat to the state. Baker joined more than a dozen other governors in
Democrats
DES MOINES, IOWA – As the focus shifts to Saturday night's Democratic National Committee presidential debate at Drake University, pundits and political wonks are wondering if they'll be the only ones tuning in. "It's just gonna be you, and me, and the pundits, and
Bernie Sanders
BOSTON – Northeastern University undergraduate Keely Mullen, the social-justice activist who spearheaded a series of marches Wednesday as part of a movement demanding free public college education, cancellation of student debt and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers, told Fox News in an interview that "America's
social media
In an unflinching report on the current state of journalism, the Brookings Institution proclaimed this week that so-called "hard news" is an endangered species along with the print newspaper "dinosaurs" that have purveyed the commodity for centuries. Tribune Publishing, owner of broadsheet papers such as the
terrorism
WASHINGTON – A frenzy of orders emanating from the White House has political pundits theorizing that President Barack Obama, currently entering his last lap as America's commander-in-chief, is shifting his focus from governing to securing his place in the history books. The latest move occurred last week when the
Massachusetts Senate
WEYMOUTH – Patrick O'Connor, a longtime town councilor and aide to Republican state Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth), spoke candidly Monday regarding various hot-button policy topics as he gears up a campaign for his boss's seat, an effort that would keep it in GOP hands. Moments after Hedlund