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Report: Mass. health care costs rose by 3.9 percent in 2015
STATE HOUSE — Spending on health care in Massachusetts rose to $57.2 billion in 2015, growing more slowly than in 2014 but…
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Weld to address Emerson students on Thursday
Libertarian vice presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld will return to Boston Thursday to address students at Emerson College. The…
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Women’s participation in sports varies across UMass
BOSTON — Compliance with federal rules barring discrimination in college athletics presents some challenges at University of Massachusetts campuses, some of which are…
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Galvin: Primary turnout could fall below 10 percent
STATE HOUSE — The combination of no marquee statewide races fueling voter enthusiasm and scant competition for the scores of local elected offices…
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Three SJC judges sit for first cases, two recusals expected this week
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker's influence on the Supreme Judicial Court was seen for the first time Tuesday as the court…
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CTHRU aims to unlock potential of open data in Mass. government
STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts Comptroller Thomas Shack is poised to give anyone interested the opportunity to take a closer look at the digital…
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Frustrated by assaults, Senator sees need to revisit ride-hail law
BOSTON — Disturbed by recent arrests involving Uber drivers accused of assaulting passengers, Sen. Linda Dorcena-Forry, who backed an unsuccessful effort to…
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After cuts, T janitors file labor complaint
After weeks of vocal appeals to Gov. Charlie Baker, the union representing laid-off MBTA janitors has seized on a new target…
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Guest list for party at center of DCR scandal full of recognizable names
BOSTON — The list of guests invited to the July 3 bash thrown by two top Department of Conservation and Recreation officials using…
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Pot campaign knocked for fundraising appeal that cited opioid overdoses
STATE HOUSE — A fundraising appeal from the marijuana legalization campaign has drawn the ire of health care professionals and parents of children…
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Protesters fear new OT policy will threaten access to care
STATE HOUSE — With new regulations on overtime for personal care attendants now in effect, advocates gathered outside Gov. Charlie Baker's…
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GOP group urges Baker to fire suspended DCR officials
A Republican group is calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to fire two employees who used state resources to throw a private party…
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Healey: Transgender law guidance will be practical, detailed
STATE HOUSE — When a transgender rights law kicks into effect Oct. 1 businesses should presume people are using the appropriate bathroom, but…
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Candidates pledge not to take money from ‘climate-disrupting’ companies
STATE HOUSE — Less than a month after Gov. Charlie Baker signed significant new clean energy legislation, 29 candidates for state office – including…
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UMass-Boston to host ballot question debates
WBUR and The Boston Globe are teaming up with UMass-Boston to host a series of live debates starting in September to…
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Pro-charter school campaign launches new TV ad
The campaign supporting a ballot question to allow additional charter schools in Massachusetts on Tuesday launched a new television ad aimed at…
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After ‘duel’ comment, leaders say they saw different side of LePage
BOSTON — Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who publicly said he wished he could challenge a Maine lawmaker to a duel, has a less…
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MIT dean sees ‘very dramatic’ things in energy’s distant future
An academic's ideas about what the future might hold inspired Gov. Charlie Baker to invite him to speak to Canadian…
