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BOSTON – Remarking Thursday on reports that Donald Trump opposes a North Carolina law regarding public facilities access by transgender people, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker sent fresh signals about how he might react should a "bathroom bill" dealing with the issue reach his desk. The Republican presidential contender from
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BOSTON – Labeled a "hypocrite" last week by advocates who said his stance on legalizing retail sales of marijuana is at odds with his position on alcohol, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pointed out the dramatic differences between pot and alcohol in wine, beer and booze. "One is legal
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BOSTON – How are jobs created? Finding answers to that question has been an economic and political priority for governments around the world, especially in the years since the Great Recession. Nurturing startups may be a critical component. Studies, such as a white paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research
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BOSTON – At long last, the family of Glen Doherty, a former U.S. Navy SEAL from Winchester who died during the September 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, will receive a $400,000 government death benefit they sought for years. "My son, Glen, proudly
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BOSTON — Paddling a canoe across Massachusetts with a message for the state's most prized new corporate arrival to clean up the Housatonic River, an environmentalist on Wednesday said he had seen improvements to the Bay State's waterways over the past three decades. Wearing a backwards camouflage
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As the Legislature prepares to consider major energy policy legislation later this spring, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg called the news that Kinder Morgan would suspend work and spending on its controversial gas pipeline project "a game changer" that would allow for a broader debate about the state'
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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN fired Curt Schilling, a baseball analyst and former Boston Red Sox star pitcher, following his comments on Facebook about legislation to assure access to bathrooms and other facilities for transgender people. In a statement Wednesday, ESPN said "Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct
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BOSTON – Kinder Morgan suspended further work and spending on its Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline project Wednesday, citing inadequate commitments from prospective customers. The line would help Massachusetts and New England meet energy needs but has been met by protests and uncooperative landowners across the state. Less than a
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