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Baker Signs Landmark Criminal Justice Reform Bill Despite “Serious Concerns”
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AG Healey Joins Beacon Hill Leadership And An 8-Year-Old From Melrose To Rip Trump’s Transgender Policy Shift
BOSTON — President Donald Trump's revocation of a set of public accommodations "guidelines" for how to treat transgender public…
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Behind Closed Doors, Beacon Hill Dems Map Anti-Trump Strategy
BOSTON — Upon exiting a Democratic caucus that focused on how to react legislatively to the new administration of President Donald Trump, House…
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Walsh will defend red kettle championship for charity
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will face challenges from Gov. Charlie Baker and House Speaker Robert DeLeo as he tries to defend his…
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Policy differences may delay budget accord, DeLeo says
BOSTON – Acknowledging a sudden erosion in the state budget's fiscal underpinnings just before the budget is due, House Speaker Robert…
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Baker scrambles political calculus on House ‘bathroom bill’
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he would sign the version of the so-called bathroom bill pending in the…
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Charter school expansion unlikely to come up, DeLeo says
BOSTON – With Memorial Day weekend around the corner and just two full months of formal sessions left for the Massachusetts Legislature, Speaker…
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Sales tax roll-back proposal runs into Democratic wall
BOSTON – Saying state spending has risen 50 percent since 2006, state Rep. James Lyons appealed to his colleagues in the House of…
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Baker joins DeLeo and Walsh to fight pot ballot measure
BOSTON – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has joined forces with Democratic leaders Robert DeLeo, the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and…
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Immigrant group, DeLeo differ on his influence on bill
STATE HOUSE — For more than five hours Thursday a small group of immigrant rights activists camped outside Speaker Robert DeLeo's…
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DeLeo says Trump win shows ‘disgust’ with government
BOSTON – Donald Trump's decisive Republican primary victory shows Bay State voters are "disgusted with government," according to Speaker…
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Opioid bill progress may trail Baker’s expectations amid crisis
BOSTON – While Gov. Charlie Baker this week repeatedly cited a daily death toll from the opioid epidemic, Speaker Robert DeLeo, the leader…
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DeLeo on Trump: A manifestation of voter dissatisfaction
BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo, the leader of the state House of Representatives, said Wednesday he attributes Donald Trump's success in…
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DeLeo dials up pro-charter commentary
House Speaker Robert DeLeo not so subtly sided with Gov. Charlie Baker this week as the high-stakes, election year debate over…
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Speaker DeLeo backs charter school options for districts
BOSTON – Massachusetts school districts should be allowed to pursue charter schools if they want, Speaker Robert DeLeo told his colleagues in the…
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Minimum wage ‘Fight for $15’ hits road block
STATE HOUSE — After Boston Mayor Marty Walsh proposed studying a $15-per-hour minimum wage for the state's largest city,…
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DeLeo demands Globe apology for ‘plantation’ comment
BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo of the state House of Representatives took to social media Friday to demand an apology from the Boston…
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DeLeo hopeful state won’t ‘completely abandon’ GLX project
STATE HOUSE — Though MBTA officials refuse to take the option of shutting down the Green Line extension project off the table, House…
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DeLeo: Mass. should get ‘fair share’ from fantasy sports sites
Massachusetts should get its "fair share" of wagering on popular fantasy sports sites, according to House Speaker Robert DeLeo, who…
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In shift, Goldberg now in talks about lottery fantasy sports venture
STATE HOUSE — Marking a departure from past comments on the issue, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg told the Boston Herald on Tuesday that it…
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Olympics boosters refute Brattle Group analysis
Written by Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — The group that sought to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Boston said Tuesday…
