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Boston Council seeks to apply brakes to drivers
BOSTON – The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to lower the speed limit on many Hub roads to 20 miles per hour…
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Mass. pay equity legislation and the ‘war on work’
As a gender pay equity bill is taken up in the Massachusetts House, it is time to consider a question: Should your…
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Zika talks to end soon, Republican negotiators promise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in control of negotiations on long-delayed funding to combat the Zika virus are promising a quick agreement. Behind-the-scenes negotiations…
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Tobacco age-limit hike seen gaining interest in House
BOSTON – A leading proponent of raising the state's tobacco-buying age to 21 said he's "optimistic" the…
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Baker scrambles political calculus on House ‘bathroom bill’
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he would sign the version of the so-called bathroom bill pending in the state…
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Plastic grocery bag ban passed by Mass. Senate
BOSTON – Environmentalists across Massachusetts were ecstatic Wednesday after members of the state Senate voted during budget deliberations to adopt an amendment banning…