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Democrats

Bloomberg decides against a White House bid

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that he will not run for president as an independent, a move that would have roiled this year's already extraordinarily unpredictable presidential campaign. The billionaire, who has spent months mulling an independent campaign, made his decision

Massachusetts

Baker’s team planning new strategies at MassHealth

BOSTON — Seeking federal dollars and more cost-controls, the Baker administration is reworking Medicaid on at least two fronts, moving toward population health and installing independent assessors for people in need of a range of services. The health safety net program receives about half of its funding from the federal government

Politics

Webb pulls out of Democratic presidential primary race

WASHINGTON — Jim Webb, the former Virginia senator who last week publicly criticized his party's first debate as "rigged," withdrew from the Democratic presidential race and said he is mulling options for how he may "remain as a voice" in the 2016 elections. Webb had