Baker joins DeLeo and Walsh to fight pot ballot measure

Baker joins DeLeo and Walsh to fight pot ballot measure

BOSTON – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has joined forces with Democratic leaders Robert DeLeo, the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to oppose a likely ballot question asking voters to make retail marijuana sales legal in the state.

The three officials have previously voiced opposition to legalizing pot, but the new alignment formalizes their roles in working together to defeat the proposal, which polls suggest would win a popular vote.

Prosecutor won’t pursue battery charge against Trump aide
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Prosecutor won’t pursue battery charge against Trump aide

Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign manager will not be prosecuted on a misdemeanor battery charge after prosecutors determined there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of forcibly grabbing a female reporter.

Police charged Corey Lewandowski last month after determining a video recording showed the New York City resident grabbing reporter Michelle Fields by the arm as she tried to ask the Republican presidential front-runner a question as he was leaving a campaign event.

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