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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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Healey hopes MIT forum will help shape data initiative

STATE HOUSE — Striking a balance between privacy and innovation will be the theme of a forum Thursday that Attorney General Maura Healey hopes will shape her office's work around the protection of consumer data. The forum, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a collaboration among Healey&

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Weed debate heats up in New England

BOSTON – The debate over marijuana legalization has been picking up steam locally but gaining attention nationally, as activists on both sides of the issue consider the possibility that the leafy greens may soon be legal in all six New England states. Two New England States – Massachusetts and Maine – will more

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Pearson exec slams opponents of Common Core as supporters head to court to prevent Mass. vote

A video in which a former textbook publishing executive defends the controversial federal Common Core educational standards and says that its creators aim to marginalize teachings of America's founding principles became public last week, just days before Common Core supporters filed suit in Massachusetts court to stop voters

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Common Core supporters sue to prevent vote

BOSTON – Supporters of Common Core sued Friday to prevent Massachusetts voters from having an opportunity to weigh in on whether the Commonwealth should keep or scrap the controversial federal standards. The 10 plaintiffs – including a former education commissioner, business leaders, parents and one teacher – filed suit against Attorney General Maura

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New state-fed working group will target illegal opioid suppliers

STATE HOUSE — Attorney General Maura Healey will announce the formation of a new state-federal coalition to meet regularly to share information and cooperatively prosecute prescribers, pharmacists and others who illegally supply opioids, according a senior official in the attorney general's office. Healey plans to detail the partnership at

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Massachusetts AG certifies charter school, abortion-related ballot petitions

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday declined to certify 10 petitions for ballot measures, meaning voters will not have the opportunity in 2016 to weigh in on matters such as legalizing and regulating the purchase of fireworks and subjecting the state Legislature to open meeting laws. There is still

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Healey outlines sports wagering regulations

BOSTON — Individuals under the age of 21 would be prohibited from playing the relatively new form of sports wagering known as daily fantasy sports, under regulations outlined Thursday morning by Attorney General Maura Healey. The regulations would also ban fantasy sports games in Massachusetts that are based on NCAA college