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‘Bathroom bill’ foes ask House lawmakers to protect privacy

BOSTON – Opponents hit Beacon Hill Tuesday to rally against proposals that would mandate access to public bathrooms or changing rooms for individuals based on the gender of their choice, two weeks after the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a so-called bathroom bill and in anticipation of a vote as soon as

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‘Millionaire’s tax’ wins key vote on Beacon Hill

BOSTON – It wasn't a question of "if" but rather "how" lawmakers on Beacon Hill would advance the "millionaire's tax" proposal, a measure that calls for altering the state Constitution's flat tax to smack a surcharge on the commonwealth&

Massachusetts

As GOP rips ‘millionaire tax,’ Baker remains on the fence

STATE HOUSE — A day after House and Senate Republicans waged an unsuccessful fight against advancing a proposed surtax on households with incomes above $1 million in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker declined to slam the door shut on the possibility of him supporting the tax two years from now when, presumably,

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Both sides readying for next stage of ‘millionaire tax’ fight

Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment adding a surtax on incomes over $1 million are looking ahead to a year of planning and outreach after lawmakers on Wednesday advanced the amendment to the next legislative session. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color=""

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High court: 2008 law requires limits on multiple carbon sources

STATE HOUSE — A unanimous Supreme Judicial Court ruling handed down on Tuesday affirms the state's obligations under a 2008 global warming law and orders state government to create and implement regulations that apply to multiple carbon sources to meet its emission reduction mandates. Vacating a Superior Court judge&

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‘Millionaire tax’ to see its first vote

BOSTON (AP) — A plan for taxing the wealthiest Massachusetts residents could get its first nudge forward in the coming week when the Legislature, meeting in a joint constitutional convention, is expected to take up what has become known as the "millionaire tax." The proposed constitutional amendment needs the

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Golden: House bill may come in ‘south’ of hydro, wind power requests

BOSTON — The omnibus House energy bill will likely come in below Gov. Charlie Baker's proposal for hydropower procurement and below what the offshore wind industry wants to produce and sell to Massachusetts ratepayers, according to a House chairman working on the bill. After a speech where House Speaker

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Baker suspends spending on ‘non-essential’ consultants, equipment

STATE HOUSE — The Baker administration on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of all state spending on "non-essential" goods and services in an array of categories, including outside consultants, leases and office equipment and computers. The directive is part of an effort to balance this year's $38.