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Baker Signs Landmark Criminal Justice Reform Bill Despite “Serious Concerns”

By Katie Lannan State House News Service

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BACON HILL: Democrats Ram Pay Raise Bill Through House

BOSTON — House lawmakers on Wednesday acted quickly along party lines to ram through a complex $18 million package of legislative, judicial,and constitutional office pay raises, marking the end of a speedy process in which Republicans appeared to be powerless in their opposition. Each Republican amendment went down in defeat,

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Physician-assisted suicide bill fails to advance

BOSTON — A controversial bill aimed at legalizing physician-assisted suicide in the Bay State appears to be off the table for the current legislative session. The proposal was facing a key Thursday deadline, in which the joint legislative committee tasked with its review had to determine whether or not to issue

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Healey uses immigrant rally to bash ‘extremist’ Trump

BOSTON – As hundreds of immigrants and supporters gathered to lobby for legislation to benefit their communities, state Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, took the opportunity to brand Republican Donald Trump as an unAmerican "extremist" who threatens them and their families. "When people like Donald Trump and

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Well-intentioned red tape is still red tape

Many Americans are taking a welcome break this summer from the relentless tug-of-war in our political debates. But that's not so in the Massachusetts State House where officials are rehashing one of the most well-worn issues in modern politics: the so-called wage gap between male and female workers.

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DeLeo demands Globe apology for ‘plantation’ comment

BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo of the state House of Representatives took to social media Friday to demand an apology from the Boston Globe after Frank Phillips, the newspaper's State House bureau chief, penned a column comparing the powerful Winthrop Democrat to a plantation owner. "If it could

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Carols ring across Beacon Hill as Christmas tree lights shine

BOSTON – Christmas carols filled the State House halls Tuesday before Santa Claus rode a red "sleigh" (actually a Boston Fire Department ladder truck – but at least it was red) to light the official Christmas tree out on the west lawn. The Boston Children's Choir lifted the

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Ticketing rules punish some fans, critics say

BOSTON – You managed to score tickets to the big show, but something unexpected came up and you can't go. Now what? You could try to resell them, or give them to a friend – unless you purchased restricted paperless tickets that require the purchaser to present their credit card