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Rosenberg credited for candor while pressed to expel Sen. Joyce

BOSTON – The executive director of Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance praised Senate President Stanley Rosenberg for his openness in talking Thursday morning about embattled state Sen. Brian Joyce but disagreed with the Amherst Democrat's decision to hold off on calling for Joyce's expulsion. "It's uncomfortable

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Mass. senate to take up charter school reform

STATE HOUSE — Facing the pressure of a ballot question and without a guarantee that he can wrestle enough support for charter school expansion, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Wednesday that a new group of senators will try to write a charter school reform bill that could clear that branch later

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Flanked by Baker, charter school proponents lobby Beacon Hill lawmakers

BOSTON — Advocates in favor of lifting the legislative cap on the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Massachusetts swarmed Beacon Hill on Tuesday to lobby lawmakers and received an assist from Gov. Charlie Baker in the process. Clutching an oversized binder stuffed with the signatures of 25,000

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Rosenberg questions endgame for ‘experimental’ charter schools

STATE HOUSE — Without indicating how the Senate is leaning, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg over the weekend referred to the charter school movement as an "experimental approach to education" that should not necessarily be allowed to continue to expand. After defeating a proposed lift to the charter school cap

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Rosenberg: Baker is doing ‘some really great stuff’

One of Beacon Hill's top Democrats rained praise on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker over the weekend, and offered a contrast between Baker and his predecessor, Democrat Deval Patrick. "I like working with Governor Baker," Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told WBZ political analyst Jon Keller in an

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Charter school legislative course may circle until January

BOSTON – A decision from the state Senate on whether to pursue charter school expansion or leave the issue for Massachusetts voters to settle next year may not come until early January, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) said Wednesday after a private bipartisan meeting to weigh the pros and cons. The

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Rosenberg supporting Clinton, says his district is with Sanders

STATE HOUSE — Add Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to the list of Hillary Clinton supporters in the Bay State. The leader of the Senate on Tuesday morning said the former secretary of state has reached out to him and he is backing her campaign. "I like Hillary Clinton. I am

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Rosenberg, Baker ask UMass to reconsider tuition hike

Written by Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE — The University of Massachusetts, with its five campuses and nearly 73,000 undergraduate and graduate students, struck a defiant tone Thursday as it faced mounting political pressure to reconsider tuition and fee hikes approved earlier this summer.