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Orrall edges Prunier in Mass. GOP National Committeewoman election

With the support of Gov. Charlie Baker, Lakeville state Rep. Keiko Orrall narrowly defeated incumbent Chanel Prunier in Monday's election for Republican National Committeewoman of Massachusetts, according to MassLive.com. The final vote of the members of the Massachusetts state GOP: Orrall 41, Prunier 37.

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Baker says no need to ban state-funded NC travel

BOSTON – While the Boston City Council took action last week to ban taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said official travel to the Tar Heel state is unlikely even without a prohibition. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, sparked an outcry and opposition from gay and

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Massachusetts, Alabama, and judges

Among the Supreme Court decisions issued last month following the death of Justice Scalia was a per curiam decision of the Court that reversed an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that did not recognize the validity of a same-sex couple's adoption in Georgia. A per curiam decision means that

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Pioneer Institute calls on Baker administration to remember ‘middle cities’

BOSTON – Do smaller municipalities outside of this city feel forgotten? While Gov. Charlie Baker's $918 million, five-year economic development package slowly progresses, the nonpartisan research firm Pioneer Institute called on the administration to look outside of Greater Boston to so-called "middle cities."

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School choice: Fig leaf of the pro-Common Core Right

A recent report by the conservative Heritage Foundation suggests that the best way to fight the controversial Common Core educational standards is to oppose the "centralization of education." The report tells dissident parents that the best way to fight Common Core and improve schools is to promote "

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Does GE’s move to Mass. signal a Connecticut exodus?

The morning after he spent the evening as President Barack Obama's hand-picked guest at Tuesday's State of the Union address, Connecticut's Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy awoke to headlines announcing General Electric's decision to relocate the company from suburban Fairfield, Connecticut to

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The case against Chanel Prunier

For the 90 percent of Massachusetts citizens who are not registered Republicans, the conflict within the state GOP must be hard to fathom. We have a popular governor who is moderate, successful, and great at raising money. One would think that Republicans would all get behind him in order to

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Bump okays privatization of SEMass mental health services

STATE HOUSE — In a win for the Baker administration, Auditor Suzanne Bump on Wednesday approved the privatization of government mental health services in southeastern Massachusetts, citing $7 million in savings and drawing a sharp rebuke from a union president who says the clearance threatens critical services. The Department of Mental