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Jay Gonzalez: Tax Harvard; Charlie Baker: Bad Idea
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Democrat for governor Jay Gonzalez said his plan to tax the endowments of wealthy private…
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Governor Baker Declares State of Emergency, Boots Columbia Gas, Replaces With Eversource
By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon declared a state of…
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Officials, Columbia Gas Hunting for Cause of Deadly Explosions in Lawrence, North Andover, Andover
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Public safety officials in the Merrimack Valley are getting a clearer view Friday morning…
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Diehl Says He’d Be Asset for Baker, and No Rubber Stamp for Trump
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Republican and President Donald Trump supporter Geoff Diehl said Thursday that he could be an…
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Open State Government? Not So Fast
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE The lead House lawmaker in charge of reviewing ways to make state government and the…
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Democrats Thinking Massachusetts Governor’s Race Within Reach — Weekly Recap of Beacon Hill
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has the money, the name recognition, the approval ratings, and the…
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Charlie Baker Endorses Geoff Diehl — And Yes, It Was In Doubt
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE As he runs at the top of the Republican party ticket in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie…
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Massachusetts Primary Campaigns Heat Up in Final Days — Weekly Recap of Beacon Hill
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE All of the words, money, and rubber burnt over the course of months of campaigning…
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Surge In Absentee Ballots For Massachusetts Primary
By Sam Doran STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE An increase in absentee ballot usage is making it harder to estimate voter turnout for…
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Elizabeth Warren Is Still Running in Massachusetts, We Think — Beacon Hill Recap
By Matt Murphy State House News Service She wrote a book last year, her second since taking office, and earned about $389,…
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John Kingston’s War on Corn Dogs: Weekly Recap of Beacon Hill
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Flip on the Red Sox game and there's Lori Trahan, gabbing with Third…
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Feds To Cambridge Man: You Can’t Call for Murdering ICE Agents
By Andy Metzger State House News Service A Cambridge man who allegedly repeatedly posted online about his desire to "slit"…
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Democrats Scrambling To Find New Taxes in Massachusetts Governor’s Race
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE When the state's highest court on June 18 knocked off the 2018…
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Failure of Massachusetts Education Funding Increase Bill Ticks Off Activists
By Katie Lannan and Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo is shrugging off the state Legislature&…
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Massachusetts Dead-Letter Anti-Abortion Laws Repealed
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Signing into law a repeal of old anti-abortion statutes Friday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker…
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Massachusetts Legislature Considering Requiring Civics in Schools
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Civics education would become more prominent in public schools across Massachusetts, under a bill…
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Speaker: Massachusetts Communities Can Adopt Their Own Sanctuary Policies Without State Law
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With activists furious about the failure of an immigration law enforcement measure, Massachusetts House…
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Saran-Wrap Sex-Ed Bill Supporters Make Late-Session Push for Vote
By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With time running out again on comprehensive sex education legislation, state Representative James O&…