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If Massachusetts Jumps Off the Time Zone Cliff, New Hampshire May Follow

Matthew McDonald

A bill would move New Hampshire to the Atlantic time zone, the same one that New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island (and Bermuda, for that matter) are in. The bill, which is contingent on Massachusetts making the same decision, earlier this week got approval from the New Hampshire House of Representatives and now moves on to the state senate.

BACON HILL DENOUEMENT: Democrats Successfully Defy Baker Pay Raise Veto
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BACON HILL DENOUEMENT: Democrats Successfully Defy Baker Pay Raise Veto

Evan Lips

BOSTON — In the end, not even the risk one Beacon Hill Democrat made when he took to the House floor to try and convince his colleagues to reconsider their votes on a controversial pay raise bill made a dent in what appeared to be a preordained outcome.

The House on Thursday voted 116 to 43 to override Governor Charlie Baker's veto of the bill, which will net House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) big pay raises in addition to increasing the pay for a host of other public officials.

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