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Baker to locals: Press ahead with solar projects

Written by Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday urged local officials to encourage the construction of new solar energy projects, despite the fact that the cap on the amount of solar power that can be sold back to the grid has already been hit for nearly half

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Teen charged with encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself

Written by Denise Lavoie FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) — At first glance, the text messages appear to show a disturbing case of cyberbullying: one teen urging another to kill himself.

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Questions from rape trial linger at New England prep schools

Written by Collin Binkley BOSTON (AP) — A rape trial that drew intense scrutiny to one of New England's elite boarding schools has cast a shadow over other prestigious prep schools as they start a new year.

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Probe of DCF case spurs call for more changes to protect children

Written by Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE — A report released Friday calls for a series of reforms at the Department of Children and Families based on its handling of the case of a 7-year-old Hardwick boy now in a coma after he was allegedly abused and starved by his father.

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Mass. on track for income tax cut on New Year’s Day

Written by Michael P. Norton Massachusetts has hit the first of five triggers that need to be hit to force a slight income tax rate reduction on Jan. 1, 2016, according to the state revenue commissioner.

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Activists press Baker on Pilgrim problems

Written by Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE — Activists from groups opposing the operation of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth delivered a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker's office on Thursday, urging him to call for immediate closure of the plant.

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Chinese railcar company putting down roots in Springfield

Written by Andy Metzger SPRINGFIELD — The site of a failed casino bid in Springfield will find new life as China's largest railway manufacturing corporation sets up shop to build MBTA subway cars and eventually seek work for other transit agencies.

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Warren ‘open’ to marijuana legalization, coy on VP

Written by Andy Metzger BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday did little to dampen speculation about what a recent meeting with Vice President Joe Biden might mean for her role in the 2016 presidential election.