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STATE HOUSE — The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees is expected to take up tuition and fee rates at a pair of June meetings, setting the stage for what UMass President Marty Meehan has predicted could be a "reasonable" rate increase. Tuition and fees will be on the
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BOSTON – State officials shaved about $622 million from the cost of the Green Line Extension project, putting the new price tag at about $2.3 billion and leaving an estimated $73 million funding gap, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack told reporters ahead of a critical meeting on the project Monday afternoon.
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BOSTON – Formula changes that would let more state money flow to local school districts won praise Friday from labor and school leaders who also acknowledged that covering the nearly $432 million cost of the revisions poses a challenge. Teachers union representatives, school committee members and administrators urged the Joint Committee
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STATE HOUSE — In the wake of the suspension of Kinder Morgan's major natural gas pipeline project in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Baker administration's energy chief on Tuesday stressed that "incremental" increased natural gas capacity continues to be a necessary component of its plan
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It's that time of year again: tax-filing season. Millions of Americans are probably downloading the latest version of their tax preparation software as we speak or picking it up at their local software store.
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When my son, Thomas, was a boy, he enjoyed playing in a neighborhood swimming pool with Pool Noodles. These are simple devices: brightly colored polyethylene shaped into cylinders about three feet long and about three inches in diameter. Being brightly colored, they're easy to see. Being polyethylene, they&
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The MBTA announced Monday it has reduced its projected deficit for fiscal 2017 by 45 percent, a $104 million reduction in the anticipated budget hole. The transit agency said reduced operating expenses accounts for 75 percent of the reduction while increased revenues in real estate and advertising makes up the
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BOSTON – A deal that ensured state funding to cover half the cost of attending the University of Massachusetts provided the school froze tuition and fees is history, according to the Springfield Republican's MassLive.com site. "We're certainly open to talking about some more stable and
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