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Governor Healey adds $734 million to expanding spending agenda
By Sam Drysdale BOSTON – Gov. Maura Healey has now proposed over $56.5 billion in state spending since taking office,…
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Average energy bill could drop $115 under National Grid summer rates
Colin A. Young BOSTON – Bay Staters who get their electricity through National Grid’s basic service could see their monthly…
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Priced out, activists appeal for urgency on housing in Massachusetts
By Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 16, 2023…..Bishnu Tamang’s home in Massachusetts has always been infested with cockroaches. After…
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Massachusetts license access law carries $28 million in launch costs
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 15, 2023…..As the Registry of Motor Vehicles prepares for nearly 200,000 undocumented immigrants…
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New Poll Shows Statewide Support For $20 Minimum Wage in Massachusetts
By Erin Tiernan New polling suggests statewide support for another minimum wage hike and as lawmakers weigh a push to…
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Massachusetts State Auditor’s Office uncovers 255 cases of benefits fraud over three months totaling $2.7 million
Michael P. Norton BOSTON – Investigators in the state auditor’s office looked into 1,135 cases of suspected public benefits fraud…
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Massachusetts Gun Violence Prevention Coalition outlines agenda
By Sam Drysdale STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 9, 2023…..This could be a session when major gun violence prevention legislation gets…
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Massachusetts poll shows support for local option rent control
Chris Lisinski Nearly three decades after Massachusetts voters banned the policy, a majority of likely voters here would support a…
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Massachusetts taxes running $1 Billion over benchmark
Michael P. Norton Through the first eight months of fiscal 2023, tax collections of $23.6 billion are running 0.2 percent…
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Fueling concerns about staffing shortages, Mass. doctors feeling burned out, survey finds
Chris Lisinski Half of Massachusetts doctors surveyed have already or intend to soon cut back their clinical hours, and one…
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