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Stan Rosenberg’s Primary Opponent Says She’d Build on Former Senate President’s Legacy

By Katie Lannan State House News Service A Northampton Democrat hoping to unseat one of the Senate's longest-serving lawmakers — its former president — plans to make her case by touting her local ties and a fresh perspective.

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Spilka Set To Succeed Chandler As Massachusetts Senate President In July

By Matt Murphy

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Former Massachusetts Senator’s Corruption Trial Could Run Six Weeks

By Colin Young

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The Merry-Go-Round Week That Was on Beacon Hill — ‘Clink Clink’ in the Air

Recap and analysis of the week in state government By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

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Massachusetts Senate Prez’s Hubby Indicted In Connection With Sexual Assaults, Nude Photos

By Katie Lannan

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Senators Clash With Internet Service Provider Advocates Over Net Neutrality

By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON – Massachusetts state senators put representatives of Internet service providers on the hot seat Wednesday at a hearing on a Senate bill intended to promote fair Internet practices known as net neutrality.

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Police: Brockton Senator Drank At Work Event Before Drunk Driving Arrest, Declined Breathalyzer

By Matt Murphy

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Compromise Bill Removes Some Drug Minimum Sentences; No Romeo-and-Juliet

By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — A handful of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be repealed and the state's approach to juvenile offenders overhauled in a sweeping criminal justice bill released Friday by Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers.