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New Rx monitoring system to allow state-to-state info sharing
STATE HOUSE — A new version of the state's prescription monitoring system is scheduled to go live next week after more…
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Future for MBTA parts warehouse a subject of debate
STATE HOUSE — MBTA inventory workers giving a tour around the central warehouse earlier this summer paused for a moment, moving to the…
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Citizen panel to explore marijuana legalization with help from experts
STATE HOUSE — Seven experts with experience in marijuana policy, including legal, medical and business types, will help a group of 20 Massachusetts…
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Rosenberg backs away from staffer tweet about ‘real Democrats’
STATE HOUSE — Senate President Stanley Rosenberg distanced himself Wednesday afternoon from a comment made by his chief communications advisor on Twitter that…
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UMass cybersecurity efforts get boost with state grant
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — In the cybersecurity battles waged on servers and keyboards outside the public eye, Massachusetts is beefing up its bulkhead in…
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Pot group going on TV, plans August funder
The campaign trying to legalize marijuana possession and sale through the ballot this November has reserved airtime for TV advertisements, according to…
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‘Next generation’ MCAS exam to be developed by N.H. vendor
STATE HOUSE — State education officials have signed a five-year, $150.8 million contract with a New Hampshire-based organization for the…
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Hundreds of new charter school seats pitched to Ed Dept.
As the ballot question campaign to expand charter school access heats up, six groups have proposed opening new charter schools in Massachusetts…
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Republican leaders in Mass. House and Senate still not sold on Trump
STATE HOUSE — Republican leaders in the Massachusetts House and Senate are hardly rushing to endorse their party's presidential nominee. Quizzed…
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Rep: Chaotic formals finish ‘typical Beacon Hill’
Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic legislative leaders have been holding near-daily bill signings, crowding together to tout the major laws they…
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Cordy moving from high court to former law firm
STATE HOUSE — Robert Cordy, whose last day as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court was Friday, will return to his former…
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Drought effects emerging as experts urge reassessment
BOSTON — Farmers are worried about their crops, firefighters are battling wild fires burning 8 inches underground, some streams have been reduced to…
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Beacon Hill agrees to mindbending look at time zone change
STATE HOUSE — Embedded in the $1 billion economic development bill Gov. Charlie Baker signed Wednesday was a measure that could affect when…
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Lynch: Trump is proof that system is not rigged
STATE HOUSE — Donald Trump's recent claims that the November election would be "rigged" are "shameful" and…
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Budd confirmation means three Baker appointees set to join SJC
STATE HOUSE — The Governor's Council on Wednesday confirmed Kimberly Budd to a seat on the Supreme Judicial Court, marking a…
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Baker signs law aimed at fostering economic development
STATE HOUSE — With the stroke of a pen Wednesday morning, Gov. Charlie Baker authorized $500 million in new state infrastructure spending, $45…
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Summer gas prices at lowest level in more than a decade
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts ticked down 3 cents this week to the lowest price at this…
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Baker defends Budd, says she’ll be ‘terrific justice’ on SJC
STATE HOUSE — With one councilor already pledging his support and predicting successful confirmation, Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday stood behind his nominee…
