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BOSTON — Senate President Stanley Rosenberg on Monday described to a breakfast crowd of union leaders his vision of how the Senate's work on education, transportation and housing issues is laying the groundwork for a debate over adding a "millionaire tax" to the state constitution. In discussing
Donald Trump
BOSTON – This year's presidential campaign could be called the race that launched a thousand opinions, most of them about the meteoric and perplexing rise of Donald Trump. Writing in the American Spectator, the Cato Institute's Doug Bandow throws in his 2 cents worth, arguing that excessive
employees
Walmart is giving more than one million of its employees a raise later this month as part of a plan that will lift all but its newest hires to at least $10 an hour.
Massachusetts
With the support of Gov. Charlie Baker, Lakeville state Rep. Keiko Orrall narrowly defeated incumbent Chanel Prunier in Monday's election for Republican National Committeewoman of Massachusetts, according to MassLive.com. The final vote of the members of the Massachusetts state GOP: Orrall 41, Prunier 37.
congress
WASHINGTON – An assortment of conservative and libertarian groups is calling on Congress to implement a regulatory budget that would clamp down on the hundreds of billions of dollars the groups say are wasted in complying with unnecessary rules and regulations. "Like federal spending, regulations and their costs should be
GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators opposed to the Iran nuclear deal are trying to block an Obama administration proposal that would ease rules on using U.S. dollars in trade transactions with Iran. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mark Kirk of Illinois introduced legislation on Wednesday that would bar the
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Criticism that charter schools divert money away from Boston's district schools obscures what has actually occurred, according to a study from an independent research organization, deflating a rallying cry used by opponents of expanding the number of the privately run, publicly funded institutions in the city. But
Donald Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican Donald Trump emerged from Wisconsin as a damaged front-runner following a crushing loss to rival Ted Cruz, deepening questions about the billionaire businessman's presidential qualifications and pushing the GOP toward a rare contested convention fight. Democrat Bernie Sanders also scored a sweeping victory in
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