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Baker trims $162 million from budget

By Michael Norton and Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 17, 2015….Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed an annual budget bill that invests in local aid, transportation and substance abuse treatment while slowing spending growth to 3 percent, triggering an MBTA fiscal control board, and preserving a business tax

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Long Island Bridge closure hurts homeless

"This is a character issue for the city of Boston," stated City Councilor Tito Jackson (District 7) at the end of Monday's hearing on the impact of the Long Island Bridge closing and the suspension of Boston social services that had been located on Long Island.

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Baker sees MBTA privatization as “prove-it moment”

By Andy Metzger Granted new freedom to privatize MBTA service, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday made no guarantees that workers would not be laid off.

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Boston’s tower of filthy snow finally melts away

BOSTON- The last of Boston's winter nightmare has finally melted away. Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday that Boston's once-massive pile of filthy snow has officially dwindled to nothing. The pile accumulated into a 75-foot tower of snow after a record-breaking winter that dumped more than 110