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Some Massachusetts gas stations are already seeing the cost for a gallon of gasoline exceed $4, but will that be the norm this summer? Many gas stations will likely reach that benchmark, and it's possible the average price for a gallon of gas could exceed $4 per gallon
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By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Kearsarge Regional High girls' track athlete Maelle Jacques, a male who identifies as transgender, recently weighed in on the transgender athlete debate. Jacques, who won the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in the high jump this past winter, told The Concord Monitor that the athlete
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Massachusetts should have a standardized test graduation requirement, according to Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). While Spilka said the graduation requirement doesn't have to be passing the MCAS, as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System is known, she doesn't want to see it repealed unless the
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plan to speak at an international conference on climate change in May. "Pope Francis will preside over the summit," which is "organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences," according to
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Massachusetts state legislators are working on yet another bloated budget, this time for the upcoming fiscal year 2025. With more than $57.9 billion in the proposed House budget and various non-monetary provisions, state legislators do not seem interested in embracing fiscal responsibility anytime soon.
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By Katie Lannan | GBH News and Gintautas Dumcius, CommonWealth Beacon A SLIGHT MAJORITY of Massachusetts residents support a potential ballot question that would grant state Auditor Diana DiZoglio the power to probe the inner workings of her former colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature, according to a CommonWealth Beacon/GBH News