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This week in New England history: April 11-17
A list of significant dates in New England history: April 11
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New Bedford presses parents to accept PARCC exams
NEW BEDFORD – School officials in this seaside city are pressing parents to allow their children to take the controversial PARCC exams, claiming that too many opt-outs of the Common Core-aligned tests may harm the district financially and otherwise. The controversy over the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
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Rosenberg plans May or June debate on ‘bathroom bill’
BOSTON – Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told a business group Wednesday that he plans to bring forward for debate in the upper chamber a measure dealing with transgender people's access to public restrooms, locker rooms and other facilities. The controversial "bathroom bill," as it is often
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Special primaries pick Senate, House candidates
BOSTON – Winthrop Housing Authority member Joseph Boncore topped a crowded Democratic field in Tuesday's special primary election and is in position to become the next state senator for Revere, Winthrop, and parts of Cambridge and Boston. While the state Democratic Party touted victories for Boncore and two other
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Lawmakers asked to settle marijuana’s status under ag. laws
STATE HOUSE — Pivoting from the ongoing debate over whether the state should legalize marijuana for adult use, lawmakers on Tuesday were asked to grapple with a new question around the drug: are marijuana plants an agricultural crop or a controlled substance? At issue is a Plympton farmer's plan
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Exclusive prep schools face reckoning on sexual abuse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A series of sexual abuse scandals is forcing a reckoning at some of New England's most exclusive boarding schools and sending a shudder through similar institutions around the country that have long been training grounds for members of America's elite. At St.
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Which states are poised for economic growth? New report explores
Texas remains the leader among the 50 states in terms of economic vitality — for the moment. But a heavy debt load and high property and sales taxes imperil its future growth, according a new survey by the American Legislative Exchange Council. And the state with the best overall economic outlook?
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Poll: Voter discontent with Trump, Cruz runs deep in Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters gave Republican Donald Trump a big win in the Bay State presidential primary on March 1, but the New York businessman badly trails Democrats Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in hypothetical November matchups. A statewide Western New England University Polling Institute survey of 497 registered
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