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Bay State economy seen threatened by global slowdown

BOSTON – Massachusetts holds a "precarious footing" on its economic future, according to a group of regional economists and forecasters, who cited global uncertainty, a potential debt crisis and a U.S. economic slowdown as reasons for concern. The outlook released Wednesday by MassBenchmarks economists notes that first quarter

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Mass. Senate ready to make case for higher education funding increases

STATE HOUSE — The Massachusetts Senate is poised in the coming weeks to press the House and Gov. Charlie Baker to make larger investments in public higher education. The fiscal 2017 budget proposal (S 4) marked for released Tuesday by the Senate Ways and Means Committee will call for a $13

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Sexual assault surveys: Coming to a Massachusetts college near you?

BOSTON — Campus climate surveys, which supporters say can help schools identify the best practices for curbing sexual assault on campus, but which have been widely criticized by both conservative and feminist groups, could soon be coming to Massachusetts. Last spring, state Sen. William Brownsberger (D-Belmont) authored a bill that calls

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UMass posts record financial aid but faces long-term budget gap

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts spent more on student financial aid this academic year than ever before, thanks in part to the Legislature's recent approval of supplemental funding for the university system. UMass increased the amount it provides in student financial aid by $20 million this year, the

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Sanders hosting rally at UMass Amherst

The South Carolina Primary may be the next battle for Democratic presidential hopefuls, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to make a stop in Massachusetts first. Sanders will host a rally Monday evening at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where, according to the campaign, he will speak about his plans

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Homegrown: Meehan committed to UMass for the long haul

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts might be going places, but Marty Meehan, the former congressman from Lowell who will be sworn in Thursday as the University's 27th president, is staying put. "You can't have transformational change in just two or three years," Meehan said

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Poll shows battle for second in N.H. heating up

STATE HOUSE — With just more than a week until New Hampshire residents go to the polls for the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, a new poll from the University of Massachusetts and 7News shows that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders hold big leads over their opponents. Trump, the New York businessman and

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Budget hearings will take lawmakers around Mass. in February

Gov. Charlie Baker's $39.55 billion budget proposal was filed Wednesday and a hearing schedule on the spending plan emerged late Friday. It will take lawmakers From Boston to Amherst, Methuen, Springfield, Medford, and Everett and back to Boston again. Hearings begin Tuesday at the State House where