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Gov. Charlie Baker has rolled out major energy, opioid and charter school proposals and now the administration has a draft economic development plan on the table that aims to attract and retain highly-skilled workers, strengthen the state's competitive business clusters, and produce middle-market housing, especially near public transit.
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STATE HOUSE — Hoping that bans on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers could one day be in place statewide, environmentalists on Thursday celebrated varied plastic bans in place in 27 cities and towns. Plastic grocery bags, plastic water bottles and Styrofoam containers extract a toll on the environment, including sea life,
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STATE HOUSE — The Bay State Muslim community on Thursday sought to assert itself at the State House in the areas of housing, schools and criminal justice. "We are numerous, we are well-resourced, and we are involved in the highest levels in social justice organizing, so it makes sense that
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STATE HOUSE — A legislative committee on Tuesday afternoon endorsed a bill establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage for fast food and so-called big box store workers. The 4-2 vote of the Labor and Workforce Development Committee came as fast food workers rallied in favor of higher wages, planning to
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STATE HOUSE — Senators backing a bill that would establish penalties for transferring adopted children into new homes outside of the legal system expect the measure, which they described as a way to protect children from a form of human trafficking, to pass the Senate Thursday. "What we're
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STATE HOUSE — Months after being left frustrated by the Baker administration's performance before his committee, a key House Democrat on Thursday resumed his questioning over the governor's decision to limit capital spending – this time with a Treasury official. Rep. Antonio Cabral, a New Bedford Democrat and
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STATE HOUSE — Midway into a review of pay-to-play daily fantasy sports, Attorney General Maura Healey said she will leave it to lawmakers to decide whether to continue to permit the relatively novel form of gaming in the state. "What I have said is important is that there needs to
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STATE HOUSE — Sen. Michael Barrett joined environmentalists and economists in calling for a substantial gas tax increase Tuesday, calling it a "user fee on pollution" and promoting rebates and payouts that would be delivered to all residents. The proposal, backed by nearly four dozen House and Senate Democrats,
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