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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By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — A handful of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be repealed and the state's approach to juvenile offenders overhauled in a sweeping criminal justice bill released Friday by Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers.
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Massachusetts State Rep Says Her Harassers Still Working On Beacon Hill
By Katie Lannan
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Beacon Hill Sex Harassment Saga: Speaker DeLeo Says Non-Disclosures “Part Of Doing Business”
By Katie Lannan
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Democrat Running for Governor Takes Aim At Smith & Wesson, Wants Manufacturing Ban in Massachusetts
By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — Massachusetts already has a ban on the ownership of assault weapons, but one Democrat for governor thinks the state could do more to disassociate itself from the types of firearms that have been used to execute multiple mass shootings around the country.