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Black, Latino lawmakers urge action on policing bills
STATE HOUSE — In the wake of recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas, members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus…
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Senate passes $39 billion state spending plan
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate wrapped up three days of fiscal 2017 budget deliberations around 11 p.m. Thursday, voting unanimously to pass…
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‘Millionaire’s tax’ wins key vote on Beacon Hill
BOSTON – It wasn't a question of "if" but rather "how" lawmakers on Beacon Hill would advance…
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Mass. delegation in scramble to advance opioid proposals
STATE HOUSE — Echoing a debate that dominated Beacon Hill for the better part of the past year, the U.S. House of…
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Pipeline foes rally for ‘clean power’ support by lawmakers
BOSTON – The fight against natural gas pipelines in Massachusetts hasn't subsided in the wake of Kinder Morgan's suspension…
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Youthful protest over job funding disrupts budget debate
BOSTON – Protesters backing an amendment to increase funding for youth jobs programs were escorted out of the gallery in the House of…
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Rosenberg predicts a tough ballot fight over legalizing pot
BOSTON – Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, a no-show at the launch of a campaign to defeat a proposed ballot measure to make…
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Leave ‘Taxachusetts’ dead and buried
Will "Taxachusetts" soon join the undead? On Wednesday, lawmakers on Beacon Hill have an opportunity to drive a stake through…
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Connecticut jobs tax will hurt workers
A new tax on entry level jobs has residents in Connecticut wondering how their lawmakers plan to spur economic growth when they&…
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‘Bathroom Bill,’ charter schools measure given more time
BOSTON – The so-called Bathroom Bill, a controversial measure to ensure public facilities access to transgender people, and a charter schools measure…
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Assisted suicide bill faces legislative deadline
BOSTON – The clock is ticking to pull the plug or put a bill before Bay State lawmakers that would make physician-assisted…
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Opioid compromise passes House, heads to Senate
BOSTON – A compromise measure to rein in the opioid abuse crisis passed unanimously in the state House of Representatives Wednesday and is…
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Rosenberg credited for candor while pressed to expel Sen. Joyce
BOSTON – The executive director of Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance praised Senate President Stanley Rosenberg for his openness in talking Thursday morning about embattled…
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Cheered in Havana, Obama’s Cuba trip spurs GOP skepticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's plans for a history-making trip to Cuba drew hopeful cheers in Havana on Thursday…
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‘Millionaire tax’ will tie their hands on policy, group warns lawmakers
STATE HOUSE — Ahead of a potential vote on the proposal, the Massachusetts High Technology Council warned Wednesday that a proposed 4 percent…
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Open carry ban urged by federal lawmakers in Conn.
(CNSNews.com) — Even though the state law allows for open carry, federal lawmakers in Connecticut are asking the state's food…
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Budget hearings will take lawmakers around Mass. in February
Gov. Charlie Baker's $39.55 billion budget proposal was filed Wednesday and a hearing schedule on the spending plan emerged…
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Maine lawmakers consider bill inspired by the late Peter Falk
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers in Maine and other states are considering legislation stemming from a dispute among family members of actor Peter…
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GOP lawmakers seek to end purchase of Russian rocket engines
WASHINGTON (AP) — American tax dollars should not subsidize the purchase of Russian rocket engines because the sales help enrich the friends of…
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Flanked by Baker, charter school proponents lobby Beacon Hill lawmakers
BOSTON — Advocates in favor of lifting the legislative cap on the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Massachusetts swarmed Beacon…
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Mass. lawmakers take fact-finding pot-shop tour in Denver
DENVER – A group of Massachusetts lawmakers returned Thursday from what state Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester) described as a marijuana "fact-…
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Charter school backers rally to support lifting caps
BOSTON – Hundreds of boisterous charter school supporters rallied on Boston Common across from the State House on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers…
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Paid patriotism
"We're No. 1." That's been a constant refrain of Boston and New England sports fans in…
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Chorus for and against ‘Bathroom Bills’ builds on Beacon Hill
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Family Institute, an advocacy group, and Attorney General Maura Healey added their voices this week to the chorus gathering…
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Budget agreement forces new look at oft-panned proposals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The big budget deal that the White House is so happy about contains a couple of items that President Barack…
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State launches comment period on draft food system plan
State officials on Friday invited the public to submit their feedback on a draft food system plan that Baker administration officials believe…
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Senate reaches compromise on partial-fill prescriptions
STATE HOUSE — Hours of backroom deliberations resulted in an agreement in the Senate Thursday that would permit pharmacists to dispense a lesser…
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Key house chair challenges MBTA’s portrayal of growing deficits
STATE HOUSE — As state transportation officials grapple with a yawning projected deficits and spotty performance at the MBTA, they confronted a philosophical…
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Russian lawmakers give Putin OK to use troops in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria. The Kremlin sought to play…
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Opposed at hearing, tobacco tax cut could reach 2016 ballot
STATE HOUSE — Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on tobacco tax exemption legislation unlikely to get far in the Legislature though it may appear…
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Lawmakers coalescing behind push to label genetically modified foods
STATE HOUSE — Now supported by more than three-quarters of state lawmakers, legislation that would require all genetically engineered food to be…
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Trustee: Lawmakers need to ‘see what they’ve got’ at UMass
Written by Colin A. Young BOSTON — As the University of Massachusetts seeks to hammer out a multi-year funding strategy with the…
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Congress plunging into debate on Iran nuclear deal
Written by Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers returning to Washington from their summer recess are plunging immediately into bitter, partisan debate over…
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Iran and seven Jewish lawmakers
"Seven Jewish Lawmakers Could Tilt the Scales on Iran Deal," headlines The Times of Israel. The members — Sen. Charles Schumer,…
