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Governor Says He’d Veto Sanctuary State Amendment

By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Governor Charlie Baker would veto a Massachusetts Senate budget provision limiting state law enforcement's role in enforcement of federal immigration laws, he said Thursday.

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State’s Potential Take From Sports Betting Looks Small — and The Week That Was on Beacon Hill

By Craig Sandler STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE In the wake of Monday's court decision on sports betting, the only thing we can say for sure, ironically, is that all bets are off. For now.

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If Bernie Were Governor of Massachusetts — Dems Debate

By Matt Murphy State House News Service Gubernatorial candidates Jay Gonzalez and Bob Massie went hard at Governor Charlie Baker in an early primary debate between the two remaining Democrats in the race, contrasting their leadership experience while agreeing almost uniformly on the issues.

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GOP State Treasurer Candidate Says Lottery Should Participate in Sports Betting

By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Republican State Treasurer candidate Keiko Orrall believes the Lottery should be looking for ways that it can become an "active participant" in sports betting after the Supreme Court this week struck down a federal ban on sports wagering outside of Nevada.

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Massachusetts Pols Like German Justice Approach To Young Adults

By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The day after state lawmakers unveiled a compromise criminal justice bill in late March, the architects of that reform package joined Massachusetts court and corrections officials for a trip to Germany to study youth prisons there.

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MassHealth 40 Percent of State Senate Budget Proposal

By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a $41.42 billion fiscal year 2019 budget proposal, touting the spending plan's "robust and critical investments" in education, an "innovative approach to drug pricing,"

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Pressure Growing on Stan Rosenberg To Resign After New Report Released

By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — Calls continued Thursday for former Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to resign after the release of a report Wednesday detailing what investigators described as a "significant failure of judgment and leadership" in connection with allegations against his civil-law husband.

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All Three Major GOP U.S. Senate Candidates Make Primary Ballot

By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WORCESTER — Conservative, pro-Trump Republican Geoff Diehl won the U.S. Senate endorsement of Republican Party activists on Saturday after two rounds of voting, but all three main GOP candidates vying to take on U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren found strong pockets of support