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Lawmakers reject Baker’s MBTA fare cap change
Senators rejected Gov. Charlie Baker's amendment to a proposed new cap on MBTA fare hikes on a 30-10 vote Thursday night. The House also rejected the governor's proposed change on Thursday.
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Black, Latino lawmakers urge action on policing bills
STATE HOUSE — In the wake of recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas, members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus and Boston elected officials are urging Beacon Hill leaders to take action on a series of police-related policies. A letter signed by a dozen lawmakers, as well as
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Official sees UMass chargers rising in lower end of 5-8 percent range
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees on Thursday plans to consider increases in student charges in the lower end of the 5 percent to 8 percent range recently outlined by UMass President Marty Meehan, a UMass official told the News Service. University officials scheduled to meet in Worcester are
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Baker joins most governors in NGA compact to reduce opioid addiction
STATE HOUSE — In a National Governors Association compact released Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker and 42 other governors agreed on a number of steps, including some already underway in Massachusetts, to reduce addiction to opioids. The compact calls for governors to require medical training on addiction, integrate data from prescription monitoring
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UMass climbs on worldwide list of universities granted patents
Jumping 13 spots from its ranking in 2014, the University of Massachusetts ranked 30th worldwide in rankings released Tuesday of universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2015. The 62 patents awarded to UMass last year represents a 55 percent increase over the 40 awarded in 2014 and is the
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Baker’s MBTA fare amendment raises equity, predictability issues
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker wants to give the MBTA a freer hand in raising fares, sending back to the Legislature a budgetary provision that would have imposed stricter limits on raising rider revenue. The budget provision is intended to limit fare hikes, allowing the T to increase the cost
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November ballot questions numbered
The four ballot question that will be placed before voters in November got their official numbers on Monday, markers that will soon show up in ads and on lawn signs across the state. Secretary of State William Galvin said the campaigns behind the four initiative petitions filed more than the
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Baker focused on ‘big six’ bills as formal sessions wind down
STATE HOUSE — With 20 days remaining until the end of formal legislative sessions, Beacon Hill leaders are turning their attention to six major pieces of legislation, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday. After meeting with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, Baker said the three discussed "the