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BOSTON — Seeking federal dollars and more cost-controls, the Baker administration is reworking Medicaid on at least two fronts, moving toward population health and installing independent assessors for people in need of a range of services. The health safety net program receives about half of its funding from the federal government
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The South Carolina Primary may be the next battle for Democratic presidential hopefuls, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to make a stop in Massachusetts first. Sanders will host a rally Monday evening at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where, according to the campaign, he will speak about his plans
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BOSTON – A trio of Marines who fought at Iwo Jima during World War II were honored Friday morning by officials who included Secretary of Veterans Services Francisco Urena. Urena, a Marine himself, praised the vets at a ceremony in Memorial Hall to mark the 71st anniversary of the start of
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STATE HOUSE — A dispute between General Electric and federal environmental officials is a "separate issue" from the company's forthcoming move to Boston from Connecticut, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday. State and Boston officials announced last month that GE would move its global headquarters to the South
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BOSTON – An investigation into state Sen. Brian Joyce has expanded beyond the Massachusetts Ethics Commission to the FBI and the IRS, as agents from the two federal agencies on Wednesday raided the Milton Democrat's Canton law offices, officials said. Joyce, who has been the subject of several media
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BOSTON – With just under two weeks until Massachusetts voters head to the polls to pick presidential candidates, supporters of the two Democratic contenders pitched communities of color from the State House steps on Wednesday. With separate press conferences scheduled two hours apart, politicians and activists backing Hillary Clinton and Bernie
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BOSTON – About 200 students, teachers, parents and community members unhappy with funding levels for Boston Public Schools made their presence known Wednesday at the State House and Boston City Hall, delivering a petition with more than 3,700 signatures to Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh amid loud chanting.
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BOSTON — As a medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors in Lowell Tuesday morning, demonstrators who support a move to make sales of the drug legal for recreational use gathered nearby to call on the company that owns the shop to break ties with a lobbyist opposing their campaign. Patriot Care,