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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Signing into law a repeal of old anti-abortion statutes Friday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said he was doing so "partly to make a statement but also to make clear that here in Massachusetts we will not compromise on a woman's
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By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Civics education would become more prominent in public schools across Massachusetts, under a bill filed Tuesday night by negotiators.
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By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With activists furious about the failure of an immigration law enforcement measure, Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo expects the House will spend the coming months evaluating legislative options.
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By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With time running out again on comprehensive sex education legislation, state Representative James O'Day says he's trying to convince his Massachusetts House colleagues that the bill is not about encouraging young people to be sexually active.
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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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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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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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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.