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Massachusetts

Baker jeered by ‘bathroom bill’ backers demanding a commitment

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker cut short his remarks Wednesday night at a networking event for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people after the crowd began to heckle the governor over his refusal to take a stand on the so-called "bathroom bill" that would assure transgender persons' access

Massachusetts legislature

Stolen Valor legislation wins unanimous House vote

BOSTON — A week before Veterans Day, and with his parents looking on from the gallery high above the House floor, state Rep. John Velis (D-Westfield), a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, delivered impassioned remarks to support his proposal to levy hefty fines and impose jail time on those