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Tiny Homes Movement Runs Into State Building Code
Tiny homes are roughly 200 square feet and have no connection to sewer, water, or electricity, instead designed with a composting toilet…
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Hair braiders trying to weave success face licensing snarls
BOSTON – For Gladys Freeman, an African immigrant, her skill at braiding hair in traditional ways gave her the key to charting her…
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Cracking the Code: Updating Boston’s zoning to unleash the city’s potential
BOSTON – Bryan Glascock, Deputy Director for Regulatory Reform at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, has his work cut out for him. Appointed by…
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Government aside, Happy Days still at Arnold’s
On a postcard perfect summer morning, sitting at a picnic table beneath a large scrub pine Nathan "Nate" Nickerson, the…
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Pot Doc gets suspended amid probe into trooper’s death
BOSTON – A leading consortium of medical marijuana clinics has confirmed that one of its offices was involved in securing the drug for…
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Plastic grocery bag ban passed by Mass. Senate
BOSTON – Environmentalists across Massachusetts were ecstatic Wednesday after members of the state Senate voted during budget deliberations to adopt an amendment banning…
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New OT rules force small businesses to make hard choices
NEW YORK (AP) — The government's new rules requiring overtime pay for millions of workers have small business owners facing some…
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Trump slams Clinton for ‘heartless’ gun limits in NRA speech
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Donald Trump on Friday slammed Hillary Clinton as "heartless" for backing restrictions on gun ownership that he…
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U.S. regulations cost American families $15K per year
We often think of government regulations as important and valuable, keeping us safe and protecting us from fraud. But did you know…
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Framingham will join towns banning plastic bags
BOSTON – Framingham will join Cambridge, Newton and more than a dozen other Bay State communities in banning plastic bags used by retailers…
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Obama’s towering regulatory state increases burden on taxpayers
A glance at the overall count of rules and regulations leads one to suppose regulatory burdens are decreasing. After all, since Obama…
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Indy race snagged by red tape abandons Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Organizers are scrapping plans for an IndyCar race on the streets of Boston. John Casey, president of the Grand Prix…
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BYOB may soon be allowed for Boston diners, with limits
BOSTON – Boston's Licensing Board made a long-awaited move toward letting diners bring their own beer and wine into a…
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State Gaming board rejects Brockton casino plan
The state Gaming Commission on Thursday declined to award a license for a commercial casino on the Brockton Fairgrounds in southeastern Massachusetts…
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Trump campaign jet flying with expired FAA registration
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Donald Trump's jets has been flying for months with an expired registration, Federal Aviation Administration records…
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Red tape’s $2 trillion cost cited in call for reform
WASHINGTON – An assortment of conservative and libertarian groups is calling on Congress to implement a regulatory budget that would clamp down on…
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Housing protections needed, low-income residents say
BOSTON – For Holly Marcus, the fear of having to leave her North End neighborhood after nearly 40 years is beginning to feel…
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New England fishermen fight onerous regulations
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – New England fishermen, already unhappy with strict limits imposed by the federal government on the amount of certain groundfish…
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Bay State tops NE in creating family-friendly conditions
Massachusetts tops New England in terms of social and economic policies that improve family well-being and prosperity, as well as that…
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Lexington recoils from bid to ban certain gun types
LEXINGTON — A liberal activist and prominent Harvard University scholar wants to ban a lengthy list of semi-automatic firearms in a town…
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Sikh soldier sues Army over religious right to beard, turban
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army captain who is a practicing Sikh asked a federal court on Monday to protect his right to…
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Baker leads Mass. elected officials cashing in on new limit
BOSTON — A 2014 change in the state's campaign finance law has delivered a cash windfall for top elected officials in…
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Olympics may open to more transgender athletes
Transgender athletes may be able to compete in the Olympics without having themselves surgically altered first, an International Olympic Committee advisory panel…
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Obama administration will announce halt on new coal leases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will announce a moratorium Friday on any major new coal leases on federal lands until it completes…
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Obama defends forthcoming gun-control orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended his administration's plans to tighten the nation's gun-control restrictions without going…
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Opioid abuse measure removes major elements sought by Baker
BOSTON – Patients prescribed opioids for the first time would be limited to a seven-day supply and any individual admitted to an…
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DraftKings wins reprieve to stay in play in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — Daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel took a hit Friday in their fight to stay in business in…
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Ticketing rules punish some fans, critics say
BOSTON – You managed to score tickets to the big show, but something unexpected came up and you can't go. Now…
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To defeat terrorism, develop American energy
President Obama has been mocked, and appropriately so, for his ludicrous comment that the climate change summit in Paris will be a…
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Hands-free phone measure advances in Massachusetts House
BOSTON – Bay State lawmakers are pushing forward a bill that would permit only hands-free cell phone use while driving in Massachusetts.…
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Sex-ed bill to strip local control of content nears vote
BOSTON – Conservative groups are voicing concerns over a sex-education bill that they say would strip control of course content from local…
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Opioid bill’s commitment power, prescription caps draw objections
BOSTON – Lawmakers grappling for responses to the drug-abuse epidemic that has killed hundreds of Bay State residents heard Monday from Gov.…
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MCAS 2.0 called for by Bay State ed chief Chester
BOSTON – A "next-generation MCAS" is the route Massachusetts should take in choosing its new standardized student assessment program, Elementary…
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There goes the neighborhood: Obama’s vision for our cities and towns
Critics deride it as government-backed social engineering, a policy that effectively spells the end of local control over zoning laws. Supporters…
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Uber may be driven from Boston by proposed rules
An Uber bill pending in the State House would throttle the car-ride service in Massachusetts by saddling drivers with costly insurance…
