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Dude, Who’s To Say I’m Stoned?
By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Are the signs of marijuana intoxication so familiar to the public that prosecutors can rely…
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Former Patrick Budget Chief Gonzalez Weighing Run for Governor
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 4, 2017….Former state budget chief Jay Gonzalez has left his position as chief executive of the health…
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Speaker DeLeo, Senate Prez Rosenberg Agree: Six Months Needed to Rewrite New Marijuana Law
STATE HOUSE — The leaders of both the House and Senate are on board with a six-month time frame for rewriting the…
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Beacon Hill Rushing Bill Through To Attract Pharmaceutical Company To Worcester Site
STATE HOUSE – Massachusetts lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation to facilitate the expansion of a California biologics company into Worcester. The bill (H…
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Emails Show Wage Debate in AG’S Office before Alleged Extortion
STATE HOUSE – Years before it became the centerpiece of a federal extortion case that rocked Boston City Hall, an outdoor music festival…
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Hillary’s Last Hurrah: Clinton Carries Massachusetts; Trump Still Wins
STATE HOUSE – With Hillary Clinton's loss to President-elect Donald Trump still raw for Bay State Democrats, party leaders and…
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Legal pot leaves ‘complex web’ for cops, safety secretary says
STATE HOUSE – On the eve of marijuana legalization in Massachusetts, Secretary of Public Safety and Security Daniel Bennett on Wednesday sent an…
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Electoral college plan could entice candidates to visit Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Shawn Dooley wants Massachusetts to play hard to get, at least when it comes to presidential politics. The Norfolk…
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Marijuana law delay eyed by legislative leaders
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 5, 2016…..House and Senate leaders will make a decision in the coming weeks whether to push for…
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Workers plan to seek statewide $15 an hour minimum wage
STATE HOUSE – The minimum wage in Massachusetts is set to rise one dollar to $11 an hour on Jan. 1, but low-…
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Baker would not take Trump admin post if a job were offered
STATE HOUSE – Gov. Charlie Baker shared on Monday that he has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump since his Nov. 8 election,…
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Report: High demand, high cost for vocational education
STATE HOUSE – It would cost at least an additional $27 million per year to fulfill the unmet demand for high school vocational…
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Grateful DiMasi returns home after five years in prison
STATE HOUSE – Salvatore DiMasi, a once powerful Massachusetts House speaker who was convicted on federal corruption charges in 2011, returned home to…
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Healey fights order to appear in Texas court on Exxon climate change case
STATE HOUSE – A federal judge has ordered Attorney General Maura Healey to appear in a Texas court next month to face questions…
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Legal home-grown marijuana on track for December despite concerns
STATE HOUSE – With 28 days until it becomes legal to grow marijuana in Massachusetts, some in the medical marijuana industry are growing…
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Healey faults Baker’s take on Bannon’s appointment
BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey, who campaigned vigorously for Democrat Hillary Clinton, took umbrage Wednesday with Gov. Charlie Baker's reaction…
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State party leaders take stock of climate, outlook for 2018 elections
BOSTON – A week after the conclusion of a nasty and entrenched presidential election, leaders from the Massachusetts Democratic and Republican parties gathered…
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Massachusetts politicians vocal in debate over Pelosi, minority leadership
STATE HOUSE – As Democrats in Congress regroup after losing the White House and prepare for life under a President Donald Trump, talks…
