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By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Now that the landmark 2018 criminal justice reform law is on the books, lawmakers are exploring additional ideas and "even harder work," as state Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) put it Thursday, including the possibility of releasing prisoners serving life-without-parole sentences
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President Donald Trump is this week in Vietnam for a summit meeting with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Last year, he had a similar meeting in Singapore.
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By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE As lawmakers and advocates try again to impose a surtax on incomes over $1 million, they're confident a new attempt can survive a potential legal challenge and meet constitutional requirements.
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By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SOMERVILLE — Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo proposed a sweeping $1 billion environmental grant program Friday that, over the next decade, would fund municipal efforts to build renewable-energy infrastructure and invest in climate resiliency programs.
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A group seeking to change the name of Faneuil Hall in Boston because the man it's named after was a slave owner and slave trader praised Mayor Marty Walsh for allocating money for a slavery monument, but they still want Faneuil's name gone from the historic
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LAWRENCE, Massachusetts — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, announcing her campaign for president here over earlier this month, used the word "rich" or a variation on it — "richer," "richest" — at least nine times in a single 45-minute stump speech. She called President Donald Trump "
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The all-male Orleans Board of Selectmen has started a lengthy process to try to get "men" out of the board's name. All five selectmen voted this week in favor of the change, which would require a change in the town charter.
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Is it too early to start rehabilitating Jussie Smollett? The television actor has just been charged with faking a hate crime against himself. But his heart was in the right place: He was trying to bring down two white Donald Trump supporters, one of whom shouted "This is MAGA
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