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STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country for app-based ride-for-hire services like Uber and Lyft. "I want to start by thanking the Legislature for pushing this one through," Baker said after signing the
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STATE HOUSE — Election reform advocates are finding mixed levels of preparedness for the state's first experiment with early voting, which begins in 81 days. According to survey results released Thursday by the Massachusetts Election Modernization Commission, 138 cities and towns — nearly 40 percent of the state's
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STATE HOUSE — Having been denied the legislative authority to move products online, the head of the Massachusetts Lottery said the agency will continue to make its case to lawmakers and seek approval to offer its products on the internet. The economic development legislation sent to Gov. Charlie Baker's
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STATE HOUSE — The Governor's Council narrowly approved Douglas Darnbrough for a Barnstable District Court judgeship on Wednesday after Gov. Charlie Baker was called to the meeting to help break a 4-4 tie that would have sunk his nominee. After the council deadlocked, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito called a
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STATE HOUSE — The House and Senate may be done trading major policy proposals for the year, but the back-and-forth between members of both branches is only heating up. The verbal barbs and finger-pointing started not long after the branches gaveled the end of formal sessions for the year in the
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STATE HOUSE — As proponents gathered outside the State House Wednesday to urge support for marijuana legalization and condemn arguments against it as rooted in fear, opponents of a ballot question to allow the adult use of marijuana released a list of 119 members of the Legislature opposing legalization. Massachusetts voters
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STATE HOUSE — A lawmaker from Gardner wants to keep sex offenders from playing Pokemon Go, the cell-phone based game that created a craze last month. Using location software, the game allows players to wander around in the real world to capture creatures known as Pokemon in the app-based game, while
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BOSTON — Commuter rail riders can expect some weekend closures starting next spring as the MBTA embarks on a $459 million effort to bring the sprawling system into compliance with a federal safety mandate. The commuter rail line leading to Providence, R.I., is the only line with positive train control,