Rosenberg: Transgender bill deal ‘ready to pop’

Rosenberg: Transgender bill deal ‘ready to pop’

A compromise transgender protections bill could emerge from a conference committee and land on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk this week, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Tuesday.

The six lawmakers who are negotiating House and Senate versions of the bill banning discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations met for the first time last Wednesday. Rosenberg said a deal is "just about ready to pop."

‘Ready to pass the baton’: Obama campaigns with Clinton
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‘Ready to pass the baton’: Obama campaigns with Clinton

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and dedication Tuesday, making his first outing on the campaign stump for his former secretary of state just hours after his FBI director blasted her handling of classified material.

Shirt sleeves rolled up in campaign form, Obama declared, "I'm ready to pass the baton."

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