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BOSTON – After the top elected Republican in the country said that his party's presumptive presidential nominee had made "textbook" racist remarks about a federal judge, Donald Trump's chief backer in the Bay State dismissed the controversy. "These have been reluctant Republicans to accept
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STATE HOUSE — House lawmakers voted near unanimously on Wednesday to diversify the state's state energy mix by requiring utilities to solicit and enter into long-term contracts for large-scale hydroelectric and offshore wind power as part of a strategy to reduce the state's reliance on natural gas
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BOSTON — As University of Massachusetts officials take an extra month to decide on student charges for the next school year, they plan to advocate for additional state funding. The university system's Administration and Finance Committee on Wednesday agreed to defer a planned vote on tuition and fees until
College graduate gap projected by 2022
BOSTON – Massachusetts boasts a higher proportion of college-educated adults than any other state, but could see that number decline instead of grow within six years unless public college enrollments grow and more students complete their degrees, according to a new state report. Titled "The Degree Gap," the report
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BOSTON — Though a vote was planned for Wednesday on University of Massachusetts tuition and fees for the 2016-2017 school year, UMass President Marty Meehan recommended instead that action on tuition wait until July. Administrators and trustees want to wait until the state budget process reaches its conclusion, university officials said
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BOSTON – Reports about the disproportionate impact of the legal marijuana industry on minority and low-income neighborhoods and families deserve a closer look, according to Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, who so far has focused his opposition to the legalization ballot question on its health impacts. A recent Politico Magazine cover
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BOSTON – Sharing a table at Harvard Medical School in Boston, New England's six governors pledged Tuesday to crack down on drug trafficking and share data from state prescription-monitoring programs. Levels of optimism varied among the four Democrats and two Republicans on the panel, as did the finger of
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BOSTON – The Hub is expected to be a more crowded place by 2030 and a report issued Tuesday says growth in Greater Boston's population and workforce will require "additions" to its transportation system, energy grid, water and sewer systems as well as other infrastructure. "As