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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

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Lyons Illegal Immigrant Detainer Bill Snubbed By Beacon Hill Democratic Leadership

By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE It was likely no surprise to state Representative James Lyons when the bundle of public safety budget amendments compiled by Democratic leadership for approval Wednesday was released without including one of his priorities.