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Massachusetts Speaker DeLeo Says It’s “Too Early” To Rule Out Tax Increase In State Budget
By Katie Lannan
State House News Service
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Local Economy Roaring — Will It Continue?; Roundup of Week
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The re-election year for Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker got started much the way his inaugural year did – Mother Nature testing the fortitude of Bay Staters and putting the MBTA under a microscope.
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Federal Enforcement Memo Complicates Massachusetts’ Legal Marijuana Rollout
By Colin A. Young
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Apparent Clear Field for Rick Green in GOP Congressional Nomination
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — .A white Christmas followed by an arctic freeze was enough to keep newsmakers quiet this mid-holiday week like bears cozy in their dens, catching a few final Zzzzz before the new year begins.
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Driver Decal Bill Would Flag Young Motorists
By Matt Murphy
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Message To Self-Employed Looking for New Tax Break: Look Before You LLC
By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — Hoping to cash in on the new federal tax law, some Bay State workers have shown a growing interest in forming limited liability companies in time for the tax year that starts Monday, but a top state official is urging them to
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Feds Green Light Green Line Extension To Somerville and Medford
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — The MBTA gave the team that will design and build the Green Line Extension the go-ahead to begin its work on Thursday, after the federal government released the first $100 million of funding for the trolley line extension.
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Return of Medical Devices Tax Could Hit Massachusetts Businesses
By Matt Murphy State House News Service BOSTON — The failure of Republicans in Congress this year to repeal the Affordable Care Act means that a controversial tax on medical device sales will return in 2018 unless legislators intervene in the next couple weeks, putting a major Bay State industry on