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Charlie Baker and Deval Patrick: Two very different Massachusetts governors. While it is obvious that Baker and Patrick share different political philosophies, they also have vastly different leadership styles. Where Baker digs into details; Patrick focused on the big picture. Where Baker is all facts and figures; Patrick emphasized rhetoric.
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BOSTON – Donald Trump's decisive Republican primary victory shows Bay State voters are "disgusted with government," according to Speaker Robert DeLeo, the House of Representatives leader who said Friday it's unclear whether that distaste for Washington will trickle down to the state level. The New
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STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts drivers can expect to see a lot more technology on the roads later this year when the Department of Transportation begins to roll out its all-electronic tolling program and a new real-time traffic management system. The most immediately noticeable change, especially for anyone who travels the Massachusetts
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In the Republican presidential contest, pundits never tire of asking: "Who's going to command the establishment lane?" Without anyone really noticing, it's already happened. Paradoxically, the mainstream or moderate candidate is one Donald J. Trump. His wide swath of support across all demographic groups
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The Boston Globe is imploring Massachusetts voters not to reward GOP frontrunner Donald Trump for his vitriolic rhetoric. The Bay State paper of record published an editorial Monday titled "Massachusetts voters must stop Donald Trump," urging state Republicans to instead back Ohio governor John Kasich.
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On Nov. 17, 2015, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted not to move forward with the PARCC test (a national Common Core-based test) and instead to adopt a "hybrid" test called MCAS 2.0. Although it was widely reported that Massachusetts had dumped Common Core,
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Massachusetts residents will hear about the state of its biggest city, Boston, and the state of the Commonwealth during the same week. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, whose initial State of the City explored a now defunct bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, returns to Symphony Hall on Tuesday, Jan.
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STATE HOUSE — More Massachusetts residents committed suicide in 2013 than died as a result of car crashes and homicides combined, and yet the state has one of the lowest suicide rates in the country, according to the latest data from the Department of Public Health. The 585 suicides in Massachusetts
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