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State House News Service Reporter Joining The Healey Administration
State House News Service reporter Matt Murphy will no longer be a journalist as of next week. He plans to join Massachusetts…
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Vermont State House Will Re-Open Next Week
The Vermont State House was closed to the public for a long time as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but it…
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On happy hour, Baker okay with being a “fuddy-duddy”
Written by Matt Murphy Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said that if opposing "happy hour" drink specials makes him a…
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Senator says time not right for added flexibility of bar hours
STATE HOUSE — The backer of a bill that would give Greater Boston-area bars the ability to stay open past 2 a.…
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Liberty Bell replica off limits to State House visitors
STATE HOUSE — It sits tucked away in a restricted area closed to visitors, snugged close against the original Bulfinch portion of the…
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Groups seek removal of historic portrait outside House chamber
STATE HOUSE — Education and religious advocates on Monday called for the relocation of a portrait depicting the state's twenty-third…
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Attorney General announces more human trafficking indictments
BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday announced the indictments of five people in connection with three separate human trafficking schemes in…
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Warren sharpens Trump critique, deflects Clinton questions
BOSTON – U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren waded deeper into the presidential primary debate, sharpening her criticism of Donald Trump while deflecting questions…
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Healey lashes out at biotech firm over ‘unfair’ drug prices
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey may go after Gilead Sciences over the price of its new hepatitis C treatment, Sovaldi, calling…
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Mass. Sen. Tarr throws his support to Kasich
BOSTON — Bruce Tarr, the top Republican in the Massachusetts Senate, on Friday endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the GOP presidential nomination.…
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Common Core opponents ‘anxious’ about meeting signature requirement
STATE HOUSE — Donna Colorio is anxious and exhausted, but happy. The former Worcester School Committee member has been leading a volunteer effort…
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Healey outlines sports wagering regulations
BOSTON — Individuals under the age of 21 would be prohibited from playing the relatively new form of sports wagering known as daily…
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Baker’s economic development plan designed to create ‘opportunities for all’
Gov. Charlie Baker has rolled out major energy, opioid and charter school proposals and now the administration has a draft economic development…
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Regional, national opioid responses discussed at Boston forum
BOSTON — Across New England, efforts to tackle opioid abuse and curb rising overdose rates involve a focus on working with doctors on…
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Senate re-homing bill targets ‘black market’ for children
STATE HOUSE — Senators backing a bill that would establish penalties for transferring adopted children into new homes outside of the legal system…
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Mass. K-12 budgets squeezed by insurance, SPED costs
STATE HOUSE — High costs for employee health insurance and special education have reduced the resources school districts can invest in other areas,…
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Treasury officials discuss state debt, rating agency concerns
STATE HOUSE — Months after being left frustrated by the Baker administration's performance before his committee, a key House Democrat on…
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Carbon tax plan calls for broad redistribution of $$$
STATE HOUSE — Sen. Michael Barrett joined environmentalists and economists in calling for a substantial gas tax increase Tuesday, calling it a "…
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Charter school campaign claims to have surpassed signature threshold
STATE HOUSE — On the eve of a high-stakes Senate caucus, activists planning to put a charter school expansion question before voters…
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CLT questions claims made by backers of higher tax on millionaires
STATE HOUSE — Opponents of a proposed additional income tax on millionaires claim the group pushing for a new tax on those with…
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State launches comment period on draft food system plan
State officials on Friday invited the public to submit their feedback on a draft food system plan that Baker administration officials believe…
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State replacing faulty nuts in Big Dig tunnel system
BOSTON — Highway officials have found a widespread problem of cracked construction nuts within the Big Dig tunnel system, leading workers to inspect…
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Critics argue estate tax hits more than just the wealthy
STATE HOUSE — Proposed modifications to the Massachusetts estate tax system were described by supporters Tuesday as needed tools to help keep wealth…
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Liquor stores oppose bill allowing them to open on Thanksgiving
STATE HOUSE — A group of package store owners on Tuesday came out against a bill that would allow them to open their…
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As Healey reviews fantasy sports sites, DraftKings hires Coakley
STATE HOUSE — Attorney General Maura Healey has recently touted her direct dealings with fantasy sports site executives and on Monday came out…
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National popular vote compact questioned five years later
STATE HOUSE — The debate over whether Massachusetts should stick with the centuries-old Electoral College system of chosing a president or continue…
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DeLeo, Rosenberg concerned over commitment measure in opioid bill
STATE HOUSE — The Legislature's top two Democrats expressed reservations on Monday about one of the main provisions of Gov. Charlie…
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Ed commissioner floats standardized testing compromise
MALDEN — As the state prepares to decide whether to adopt a new standardized test known as PARCC or stick with the existing…
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Baker: ‘No one elected me to worry about presidential politics’
STATE HOUSE — Continuing to keep his distance from the simmering race for the nation's highest office, Gov. Charlie Baker on…
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Keeping MCAS, but upping math standard seen as alternative
STATE HOUSE — Education Secretary James Peyser wrote an op-ed in September laying out the choice the state Board of Education faces…
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Lawmakers pitched from both sides of charter school debate
STATE HOUSE — Charter schools and public school districts were separately hailed Tuesday as the best method of educating disadvantaged or struggling students…
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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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Baker outlines charter school plans at Mattapan school
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker reignited a debate on Thursday that has vexed and divided Democrat and Republican lawmakers in recent years, proposing…
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Long-term unemployed looking for hiring protections
A couple dozen long-term unemployed workers and training professionals came to the State House Wednesday to lobby lawmakers on two bills…
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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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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…
