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‘Bathroom bill’ passes Massachusetts House as foes fail
BOSTON — After a virtual marathon of proposed amendments, moral platitudes and the occasional outburst from the gallery by supporters and opponents alike,…
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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 state…
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Baker relents, says he’d sign the House bathroom bill
BOSTON – On the eve of a debate in the state House of Representatives on access to public facilities for transgender people, Massachusetts…
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Transgender directive prompts a dozen states to sue
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is leading a dozen states, including Maine, in suing the Obama administration over its directive to U.S.…
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Dartmouth students demand end to coddling, focus on learning
HANOVER, N.H. – Alleging that Dartmouth College administrators have increasingly "assumed the role of paternalistic babysitters," students at the Ivy…
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Kennedy bill would bar religious exemption claims
WASHINGTON – Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III on Wednesday proposed "clarifying" the Religious Freedom Act in a way…