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STATE HOUSE — With less than eight weeks until voters decide whether to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Massachusetts, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said Wednesday she is concerned that there is currently no way for police to test if a driver is under the influence of marijuana. "One
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STATE HOUSE — Prisoners' rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against the current makeup of the state's Parole Board, speaking against the reappointment of a member who has served on the board for five years but comes from a corrections background that's already well-represented on the board.
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BOSTON — The expected interest from Hydro Quebec in delivering hydropower to Massachusetts under its new renewable energy law isn't the only aspect of the local energy puzzle that's shifting northward. Houston-based Spectra Energy, which is pushing a controversial pipeline project to deliver more natural gas to
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STATE HOUSE — State funding for schools and local aid could take a hit if voters approve a marijuana legalization ballot question in November, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said Tuesday as she implored local officials to join the opposition to Question 4. After hearing concerns from local officials who comprise the
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STATE HOUSE — Attempting to incorporate 23 different perspectives in a process featuring about 27 hours of public work, members of a special commission on Tuesday set out to seek solutions to an issue that has vexed the health care industry and policymakers for years: variations in health care pricing. The
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STATE HOUSE — The Bay State's U.S. senators got reserved support from local voters this summer in a poll released Tuesday morning that ranked Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey in the middle of the pack when stacked up against a set of surveys conducted in all 50
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STATE HOUSE — Former state Rep. Paul Gannon, who now lives in Hingham after representing South Boston in the early 1990s, will run against incumbent Republican Sen. Patrick O'Connor this November after the state Democratic Party chose him to be the party's new nominee. A special executive
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STATE HOUSE — Three activists were arrested for trespassing Friday night at the State House after they refused to leave one of Gov. Charlie Baker's offices, trying to convince the governor to join them in sounding a nuclear alarm. Citing safety concerns, Cape Downwinders has called on Baker to