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Restaurant owners, hair salon owners, pastors, and a Christian school are asking a state court to overturn Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's executive orders that seriously limit what they can do during the coronavirus emergency. The plaintiffs, whose lawyers filed a complaint in Worcester Superior Court on Monday, June
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Taxes and experience distinguish the two major party candidates seeking a vacant state representative seat in Taunton tomorrow. Voters can pick either Kelly Dooner, a Republican, or Carol Doherty, a Democrat, to replace former state representative Shaunna O'Connell, who resigned in January after being elected mayor of Taunton.
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That certainly didn't take long. As the state of Massachusetts combats COVID-19, as small businesses remain shuttered or severely restricted, as churchgoers worship under drastic limitations, and as unemployment soars, it took little time for liberals to resort to their boiler-plate solution for every problem: Raise taxes. That&
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"What did I do to deserve this? What purpose does this serve? … They're not doing it to protest. They're doing this for chaos." — Restaurant owner in Downtown Crossing in Boston talking about his trashed cafe to NBC 10, Sunday, May 31, 2020
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As most churches in Massachusetts have started holding public services again, Somerville's mayor has told church leaders there to continue limiting gatherings to 10 people. Mayor Joseph Curtatone is justifying the delay on grounds of safety during the coronavirus emergency. He points out that Somerville is more densely
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What accounts for the apparently dramatic mismatch between the stock market and the economy? Unemployment is the worst it has been since the Great Depression. Goldman Sachs says it could hit 25%. Gross domestic product could fall by 42.8%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
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Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth NEW State House (the one built in 1798) Boston, Massachusetts EXECUTIVE ORDER # 2020-86
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Is what Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has been doing over the past two months legal? Among Baker's critics, some object on policy grounds, saying he's doing the wrong thing. Some also say he doesn't have the authority to do what he is doing.
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