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Left-Leaning Legislators Like Sanctuary State Proposal in Massachusetts Senate

By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A group of state representatives has asked overdue state budget negotiators to adopt Massachusetts Senate language restricting local authorities from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, advocating for a measure House Speaker Robert DeLeo has said would be "very difficult" to pass

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War on Plastic Bags Continues As Massachusetts Senate Tries To Save the Whales

By Colin Young State House News Service The Massachusetts Senate went on record again Thursday in favor of a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags with sponsors pointing to the harm such bags have done to whales, but then rejected a proposal whose sponsor said was intended to reduce the

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Trump’s DNA Test Jab at Elizabeth Warren Divides Her GOP Challengers

By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE President Donald Trump's remarks about tossing a DNA test at U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren during a hypothetical debate have not sat well with some top Bay State Republicans, including one who is running to defeat the Cambridge Democrat.

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Sales Tax Holiday in Massachusetts This Summer? Or Not?

By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE The "grand bargain" law signed by Governor Charlie Baker last week makes a summer sales tax holiday a permanent annual fixture on the calendars of shoppers and business owners in Massachusetts.

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Baker Signs ‘Red Flag’ Gun Control Law Over Gun Owner Objections

By Colin A. Young State House News Service With a raft of advocates and lawmakers huddled around the desk in his ceremonial office, Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday signed a law to allow family members to petition the courts to suspend gun ownership rights of someone they believe to be

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Guilty State Troopers Should Lose Their Pension, Governor Says

By Andy Metzger and Chris Triunfo STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE If State Police stole from the public till by committing overtime fraud, they should be denied a pension, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Monday, reacting to the arrest of three current and former State Police officials last week.

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Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Wage, Creating Paid Leave

By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker signed a new law Thursday that could affect virtually every resident of Massachusetts, a week after lawmakers settled months of negotiations over proposed ballot questions that could have had dramatic consequences for the state's finances and economy.

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Sales Taxes on Out-of-State Internet Purchases Has Some Massachusetts Officials Salivating

By Colin A. Young and Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Siding with South Dakota, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states should be able to require online retailers to collect and remit state sales taxes, a decision with wide-ranging implications for state finances across the country and