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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his aides have said a lot of nice things about Bernie Sanders, but not this one: He's ready to be president. The key omission was particularly noticeable Wednesday as Obama andSanders met for their first one-on-one since Sanders jolted the Democratic campaign
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Massachusetts school districts should be allowed to pursue charter schools if they want, Speaker Robert DeLeo told his colleagues in the House of Representatives Wednesday, stirring up an issue in his annual address to the House that has been mired in the Senate where charters are viewed with skepticism.
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NewBostonPost Editor Jennifer C. Braceras appeared on WGBH's "Greater Boston" on Tuesday to debate presidential politics with former Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral.
Immigration
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill requiring state police to track refugees coming to South Carolina and to hold their sponsors liable for damages if they commit an act of terrorism is on its way to the floor of the state Senate. A Senate committee approved the measure on Wednesday.
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker plans to boost state spending next fiscal year by 3.5 percent, making targeted investments while holding the line on many government accounts despite back-to-back years of major jobs gains that are pushing up state tax collections by an estimated 4.3 percent. With a strong
Donald Trump
BOSTON –Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie is doubling down on New Hampshire, the New Jersey Governor told Boston Herald Radio Wednesday. "I've committed to New Hampshire," Christie said, adding that he has campaigned in the Granite State four of the past six days and will return
Barack Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders are slated to have their first extended meeting since the Vermont senator's presidential bid upended the Democratic race to replace Obama. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the two will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office. Earnest says
GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — American tax dollars should not subsidize the purchase of Russian rocket engines because the sales help enrich the friends of President Vladimir Putin, say two senior Republican lawmakers who aim to reverse the current practice. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., are introducing
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