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Senator hopes towing bill frees up spaces at Park-N-Ride lot
STATE HOUSE — Legislation permitting operators of state-owned park and ride facilities to tow vehicles didn't make it to Gov.…
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Renewable energy law sets state on path away from coal, nuclear power
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker sat in the sun on the State House lawn Monday afternoon, relishing a victory for his administration…
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MBTA borrowing plan freed up cash for state budget balancing
BOSTON — The Baker administration, which struggled to balance the state's books in fiscal 2016, plans to use borrowed dollars for…
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Weld due in Boston to turn in ballot access petitions
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld will be in Boston Monday to turn in signatures needed to ensure ballot access for the Johnson-…
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Baker to sign hydropower, offshore wind energy bill on State House lawn
Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday plans to sign legislation putting Massachusetts on a course to diversify its energy generation base by procuring…
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Ride-hail bill signed by Gov. Baker with new fee to benefit infrastructure, taxis
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law what he described as the strongest regulatory framework in the country…
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Survey finds mixed levels of early voting preparedness
STATE HOUSE — Election reform advocates are finding mixed levels of preparedness for the state's first experiment with early voting, which…
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Online lottery failed to make cut in late-session flurry
STATE HOUSE — Having been denied the legislative authority to move products online, the head of the Massachusetts Lottery said the agency will…
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Baker called to meeting to rescue judicial nominee
STATE HOUSE — The Governor's Council narrowly approved Douglas Darnbrough for a Barnstable District Court judgeship on Wednesday after Gov. Charlie…
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Reps open up about state of House-Senate relations
STATE HOUSE — The House and Senate may be done trading major policy proposals for the year, but the back-and-forth between…
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Mass. pols taking sides as marijuana legalization campaign heats up
STATE HOUSE — As proponents gathered outside the State House Wednesday to urge support for marijuana legalization and condemn arguments against it as…
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New Mass. bill would ban sex offenders from playing Pokemon Go
STATE HOUSE — A lawmaker from Gardner wants to keep sex offenders from playing Pokemon Go, the cell-phone based game that created…
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Costly train safety upgrades will force some MBTA service disruptions
BOSTON — Commuter rail riders can expect some weekend closures starting next spring as the MBTA embarks on a $459 million effort to…
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Research points to ‘app and drive’ as problem among teens
STATE HOUSE — A day after legislation aimed at reducing distracted driving died on Beacon Hill, new survey results were released indicating 68…
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DeLeo: Charter proposal never should have reached ballot
STATE HOUSE — House Speaker Robert DeLeo said Tuesday he regrets not getting a charter school bill done and thinks the complex and…
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MBTA facing $100 million deficit
BOSTON — The MBTA faces an additional financial hurdle this year as projected sales tax revenue for the transit agency has dropped about…
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Groups seek removal of historic portrait outside House chamber
STATE HOUSE — Education and religious advocates on Monday called for the relocation of a portrait depicting the state's twenty-third…
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House, Senate rush economic development bill to Baker’s desk
STATE HOUSE — The economic development bill filed late Sunday and enacted right around midnight Monday does not include an expansion of a…
