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BOSTON – The year 2016 promises to be a fascinating year in Massachusetts politics. Here are some Bay State politicians that voters should keep their eyes on in the months ahead: U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton
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BOSTON — Proponents of two ballot initiatives aimed at reforming Massachusetts public education dropped off boxes of signed petitions to Secretary of State William Galvin's office on Wednesday. Sponsors of measures that would expand the number of public charter schools and prevent the state from continuing to rely on
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STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker praised President Barack Obama's decision to address the nation Sunday night and voiced support for a Marblehead Democrat's gun bill. The president addressed the nation from the Oval Office in a short speech where he said the two alleged perpetrators of
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BOSTON — In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris and a mass shooting on Wednesday in California, Gov. Charlie Baker weighed in on an issue that has divided his party's field of president candidates, backing a ban on the sale of guns to anyone of the terror watch
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STATE HOUSE — Without indicating how the Senate is leaning, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg over the weekend referred to the charter school movement as an "experimental approach to education" that should not necessarily be allowed to continue to expand. After defeating a proposed lift to the charter school cap
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One of Beacon Hill's top Democrats rained praise on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker over the weekend, and offered a contrast between Baker and his predecessor, Democrat Deval Patrick. "I like working with Governor Baker," Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told WBZ political analyst Jon Keller in an
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In an overwhelmingly partisan vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week decided it was exceptional. On the very last legislative day before the holiday recess, the House finally took up long-promised legislation to clarify and simplify access to state government records. The legislation (H 3858) requires municipalities and state
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BOSTON — The Democratic-controlled state Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of An Act Relative to Healthy Youth (S 2048), a measure to require school districts that provide sex education lessons to formulate those lessons based on the Massachusetts Health Curriculum Framework. The bill, which passed the Senate 32-6, does
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