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Baker amendment clarifies Mass. law: No driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker plans to file an amendment to the Massachusetts state budget that he says will keep illegal immigrants from getting driver's licenses, according to a report in the Boston Herald. Massachusetts has until October to meet federal identification standards developed after the Sept. 11 terrorist

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Conservative group wants Baker to take hard stance on IDs

BOSTON — A conservative Bay State coalition is ramping up efforts to try and convince Gov. Charlie Baker to veto any budgetary language that calls for issuing driver's licenses to illegal aliens as part of bringing Massachusetts in compliance with the federal Real ID act. The Renew Massachusetts Coalition,

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Physician-assisted suicide bill fails to advance

BOSTON — A controversial bill aimed at legalizing physician-assisted suicide in the Bay State appears to be off the table for the current legislative session. The proposal was facing a key Thursday deadline, in which the joint legislative committee tasked with its review had to determine whether or not to issue

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Dukakis okay with scaled back examination of rail link

The leader of a working group pushing for construction of a rail link connecting North and South stations is urging action to get underway on a feasibility study of the project, and is willing to compromise on what the scope an analysis should look like. Reacting to comments made by

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Opioid battle takes a new direction thanks to local police

BOSTON – As opioids are killing Massachusetts residents at an alarming rate, the state's top leaders like Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, have encouraged local law enforcement agencies to pick up their efforts against drug abuse. Several agencies have taken the fight beyond

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Baker names three judges as picks for state’s top court

BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday named three Superior Court judges with extensive prosecutorial backgrounds as his picks for seats on the Supreme Judicial Court, seeking to elevate experienced jurists in a rare opportunity for a governor to shape the court so early in his first term. Baker, in

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Budget deficit may reach $370 million this year

BOSTON – Dealing a severe blow to legislative negotiators charged with reaching a state budget accord this month, the Baker administration disclosed Tuesday this year's state budget hole has grown larger and may reach $370 million, while estimates of revenues available for next year's budget might be

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Baker decries Orlando shooting, says no tie to Marathon bombers

BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker highlighted steps being taken by law enforcement to increase security around Massachusetts on Monday and downplayed any connection between the Orlando, Florida, attacker and the brothers who carried out the 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon. Omar Mateen, the 29-year-old who opened fire at gay