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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 (AP) — Less than three years after bombs killed three people and wounded more than 260 others at the Boston Marathon, two movies, a play and an HBO documentary are in the works, causing decidedly mixed feelings among some of those most touched by the tragedy. News that Boston native
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Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation Tuesday making it a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison for trafficking the potent synthetic opiate fentanyl, which law enforcement has blamed for numerous overdose deaths. "We're not only talking a lot about this issue, but we're
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BOSTON – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict surfaced Monday as a central theme in two protests: one speaking out against an ad on the MBTA that some say is designed "to demonize Israelis and Jews," and another urging senators to forgo a planned trip to Israel next month.
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BOSTON – Carrying signs depicting the Statue of Liberty or scrawled with slogans, several hundred people gathered on Boston Common in front of the State House Friday to protest a measure passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would toughen screening requirements for refugees from war-torn Syria. "If
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BOSTON – Bay State church leaders are taking a stand on the Syrian refugee crisis, sending a clear message to Gov. Charlie Baker that they want Massachusetts to welcome those fleeing civil war in the Middle Eastern country. To that end, eight leaders from the Massachusetts Council of Churches requested that
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NewBostonPost Editor Jennifer Braceras debated terrorism and Campaign 2016 with Kevin Franck Friday on NECN.
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