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STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker reiterated that he is "unlikely" to endorse a candidate in the Republican presidential primary and encouraged reporters to put the same question to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat and an influential voice in liberal politics. "I'm going to
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BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker plans to step into the latest controversy holding up a planned $1.7 billion casino in Everett, telling WBZ-AM radio Wednesday night that he aims to get the development moving again by getting Somerville and Wynn Resorts casino officials to meet and iron out a solution.
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BOSTON – While Gov. Charlie Baker this week repeatedly cited a daily death toll from the opioid epidemic, Speaker Robert DeLeo, the leader of the state House of Representatives, said he couldn't ensure that a measure to help contain it would be completed any time soon. The state Senate
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BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, both Massachusetts Democrats, introduced a bill in Congress on Wednesday that would allow for the partial filling of opioid prescriptions, a strategy being explored by state lawmakers to reduce the number addictive painkillers in circulation. The legislation would
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BOSTON – Mailers going out to Republican voters under Gov. Charlie Baker's name ahead of next Tuesday's Republican State Committee elections urge support for his chosen candidate to "End the Democratic Culture of Corruption on Beacon Hill." The message rings counter to the spirit of
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BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo, the leader of the state House of Representatives, said Wednesday he attributes Donald Trump's success in Republican presidential contests to dissatisfaction among voters, though he doesn't agree that the billionaire businessman represents change in the political system. "I, quite frankly, think
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BOSTON – They can bring Hollywood A-listers like Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, put Boston and other Bay State communities on the silver screen and pump millions of dollars into the local economy, but critics say the cost of film tax credits makes them a bad deal for Massachusetts. "Every
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday declined to endorse the boldest proposal from the nation's governors to tackle the heroin crisis: limiting the number of high-powered painkillers doctors can prescribe at a time. A recommendation to limit the number opioid painkillers that doctors can hand out gained
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