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DORCHESTER — Showing off new third rails that will run along the Red Line and touting a new approach to major snowstorms, Gov. Charlie Baker and transit officials spent part of the first day of fall telling reporters they will be ready for winter. Ahead of next winter the MBTA plans
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STATE HOUSE — Rep. Stephen DiNatale of Fitchburg on Tuesday became the third Beacon Hill lawmaker to top the ticket in a preliminary mayoral election this fall. DiNatale's success comes as four state lawmakers are looking to become chief municipal executives, forays that if successful could trigger a new
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STATE HOUSE — Now supported by more than three-quarters of state lawmakers, legislation that would require all genetically engineered food to be labeled won praised from proponents Tuesday as a consumer protection that would help people make informed choices about what to eat. The Genetic Engineering Transparency Food and Seed Labeling
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Gov. Charlie Baker made expanded access to charter schools a major theme of his campaign last year but has failed to file legislation to accomplish that goal. Now, on the heels of the filing of a lawsuit by charter advocates, the governor is personally getting behind an effort by ballot
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STATE HOUSE — Sharing the same goal of reducing addiction and drug deaths, leaders in state government differ in their view of a recommendation made by a Senate committee, with Speaker Robert DeLeo questioning its constitutionality. Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, a Leominster Democrat, led a special committee that recommended schools conduct conversations
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Written by Antonio Caban Medal of Honor recipients from across the country received a warm and emotional welcome from Gov. Charlie Baker at the State House Wednesday, part of a convention honoring those who have received the military's highest honor.
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Written by Colin A. Young BOSTON — As the University of Massachusetts seeks to hammer out a multi-year funding strategy with the state, trustees suggested Wednesday that Beacon Hill lawmakers should take a bus tour of the UMass campuses to "see what they've got."
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Written by Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE — While Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said he is in the dark about Uber's background check system, his predecessor — now an adviser to the ride-hailing company — said Tuesday he had met personally with the background check teams.
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