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Gas Price Up 26 Cents A Gallon in Massachusetts? Carbon-Emissions Fuel Fee A Lot More Expensive Than Originally Thought, New Study Finds

The cost of the Transportation and Climate Initiative fuel fee may be 50 percent higher than initial estimates, a new study this week reports. The initiative is a 12-state pact of New England and Mid-Atlantic states that have expressed openness to charging fees to fuel providers based on their carbon

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What the Coronavirus Means For the Presidential Campaign

What will the coronavirus outbreak mean for the presidential race? It could go at least two ways.

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Proposed Fuel Tax Increases for Massachusetts Not in Working Class’s Best Interests, Critics Say

Most Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives want to increase fuel taxes in Massachusetts, but they will be met with opposition. The House voted 113-40 last week for a measure that would raise the state's gas tax from 24 to 29 cents per gallon and its diesel

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Massachusetts Republicans Vote In 80 State Committee Members

After the Super Tuesday elections held in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Republican Party's state committee looks a little different.  Republican voters across the Bay State selected 80 state committee members to work with the party over the next four years — one man and one woman from each state senate

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With Warren Gone, Where Are Warren’s Endorsers Going?

Elizabeth Warren didn't win many delegates, and she didn't win any states. But she did pile up some endorsements along the way. Warren didn't endorse any of the three remaining Democrats running for president when she dropped out of the race Thursday, but some

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What Went Wrong in Elizabeth Warren’s Unprecedented Massachusetts Defeat?

Elizabeth Warren had an unprecedented night on Super Tuesday. The Democrat did not win any of the day's 14 presidential primary contests, including the one held in Massachusetts. Instead, Warren — the state's sitting senior U.S. senator — finished third in the Bay State behind former Vice

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Dropout Candidates Show Flaw in Bay State’s Early Voting

When early voting in Massachusetts began last week, Democrats had eight active presidential candidates to choose from. As of Super Tuesday, that number was down to five.

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State Committee Races May Hold Key To Future of MassGOP

On Super Tuesday, names like Donald Trump and Bill Weld will appear on the Republican Party ballot in Massachusetts, but depending on where you live, so will names like Geoff Diehl, Myles Heger, Shawn Dooley, and Mark Townsend. No, they're not running for president. They're hoping