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BOSTON – Kristen Hanson remembers the phone call she received on May 13, 2014. It was an emergency medical technician who told her that her husband, J.J., who had appeared completely healthy when he left for work, had suffered a seizure and couldn't speak. But nurses couldn'
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BOSTON – U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton and Gov. Charlie Baker have patched up a rift over dealing with Syrian refugees which erupted last week after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. "We had a very good phone call at the end of last week," Moulton, a Democrat
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BOSTON – Democrats appear to be hesitant to pass anti-discrimination measures that would protect transgender people's access to public facilities such as restrooms and changing areas based on their sexual identification rather than their physical gender. "There are a lot of members who have reservations," state Rep.
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BOSTON – Bay State lawmakers are pushing forward a bill that would permit only hands-free cell phone use while driving in Massachusetts. Currently, engaging in text messaging while driving is illegal, as is any cell phone use by minors while behind the wheel. The measure proposed by state Rep. William Straus
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened a presidential veto Wednesday of legislation that would tighten screening of Syrian and Iraqi refugees before they are granted U.S. entry, calling new requirements in the Republican-backed bill "untenable." The legislation pending in the House of Representatives sets high hurdles for
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BOSTON – Pressing ahead with the Green Line Extension project may require fresh bonding authority from the state Legislature next year to help cover the costs, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack told lawmakers Wednesday. "As I've said repeatedly the option of halting the project remains on the table until
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BOSTON – Hundreds of boisterous charter school supporters rallied on Boston Common across from the State House on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers lift the state cap on the number of such institutions, as more than 37,000 students languish on waiting lists for admission. "We are here from every
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BOSTON – A measure ensuring access to restrooms and other public facilities for transgender people, known to some as the Bathroom Bill, won the backing of Speaker Robert DeLeo Tuesday, although the leader of the House of Representatives said a vote on the bill may not occur until 2016, if at
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