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Rosenberg sees spending cuts ahead to ‘everything we love’
STATE HOUSE — Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, describing sharply downgraded tax revenue estimates as "very sobering," predicted the changes will lead…
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Dukakis, Pollack find some common ground on North-South rail
STATE HOUSE — With a final decision far off, the chief advocate for building a train tunnel beneath downtown Boston and the skeptical…
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Senators rolling out bill to regulate ride-hailing industry
STATE HOUSE — More than three months after the House passed legislation regulating ride-for-hire companies like Uber and Lyft, Senate leaders…
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Gun debates roiling Beacon, Capitol Hills
STATE HOUSE — As Massachusetts members of Congress joined a protest on the floor of the U.S. House Wednesday over the refusal…
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Speed limit bill spurs debate over congestion, ticketing
STATE HOUSE — As Boston officials seek to lower speed limits on their streets, one lawmaker cautioned Tuesday that the problem they are…
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Polito hoping Senate will pass muni-reform bill
With the clock running out on formal House and Senate sessions, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito on Tuesday called on the Senate to…
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Survey of Colorado teens stirs Massachusetts marijuana legalization debate
STATE HOUSE — A new survey of teen drug use in Colorado has served to help marijuana legalization advocates in Massachusetts push back…
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Rosenberg sees charter debate at ‘dead stop’
Senate President Stanley Rosenberg conceded Monday something that many on Beacon Hill have assumed for weeks: the Senate's charter schools…
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Dukakis okay with scaled back examination of rail link
The leader of a working group pushing for construction of a rail link connecting North and South stations is urging action to…
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DeLeo on gun violence, state budget, impact of Joyce investigation
House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Sunday checked in with his latest thoughts on gun laws, the state's budget problems and…
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Housing benefits highlight Senate-approved veterans bill
STATE HOUSE — The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill aimed at increasing veterans' access to public housing and providing other…
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Baker: Big climb still ahead for MBTA
BOSTON — Improvements at the MBTA are moving the transit system "in the right direction," Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday, but…
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Tobacco age-limit hike seen gaining interest in House
A leading proponent of raising the state's tobacco-buying age to 21 said he's "optimistic" the measure and other tobacco restrictions will become law this year
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Policy differences may delay budget accord, DeLeo says
BOSTON – Acknowledging a sudden erosion in the state budget's fiscal underpinnings just before the budget is due, House Speaker Robert…
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Health leaders review successes covered by ‘Wellness Fund’
BOSTON – About a year before funding is set to expire for a state trust fund aimed at preventing chronic health conditions, community…
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Baker names three judges as picks for state’s top court
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday named three Superior Court judges with extensive prosecutorial backgrounds as his picks for seats on…
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Budget deficit may reach $370 million this year
BOSTON – Dealing a severe blow to legislative negotiators charged with reaching a state budget accord this month, the Baker administration disclosed Tuesday…
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Meehan: Warren wouldn’t balance, bring swing state appeal to Clinton
STATE HOUSE — While Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be able to pull left-leaning voters to the polls for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary…
