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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 marijuana…