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STATE HOUSE — In 199 out of the state's 200 legislative districts, voters next week won't have any non-binding public policy questions to weigh in on, but in the college town of Amherst the ballot asks whether the drinking age should be lowered for beer and wine.
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STATE HOUSE — Legalization of marijuana would result in greater dangers on Massachusetts roadways, where authorities are ill-equipped to even know whether drivers are intoxicated by the leafy green drug, opponents of Question 4 said Tuesday. "If this ballot question passes we're asking police officers on the street
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STATE HOUSE — It's rare that the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate and Gov. Charlie Baker can agree on tax policy – particularly if the question is about raising taxes. But should Massachusetts voters next month decide to legalize marijuana, there could be a script all three would
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STATE HOUSE — With the state's first early voting period less than a week away, more than half of the 351 cities and towns have plans in place that election advocates say expand access to the polls beyond what is required. At a ceremony Wednesday, the Massachusetts Election Modernization
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STATE HOUSE – The state's decision not to hold a weekend-long sales tax holiday in August led to "dramatic drops in local sales and hours worked," according to a Retailers Association of Massachusetts survey. Eighty-six percent of RAM members surveyed said their sales dropped in August of
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As the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Monday joined those opposing a ballot question legalizing marijuana for adult use, the question's supporters knocked reports that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is giving $1 million to the campaign pushing to defeat the proposal. "Massachusetts voters are smart enough
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BOSTON — Education Secretary James Peyser received a raucous reception at the University of Massachusetts Boston on Thursday, where his entreaties to spur growth outside campuses and cut dead wood within state higher education ran up against faculty demands for more funding. Peyser told the audience at a convocation ceremony on
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Written by Matt Murphy Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said that if opposing "happy hour" drink specials makes him a "fuddy-duddy" he's alright with that.