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Baker agrees to major spending increase as he signs his final budget
Colin A. Young Gov. Charlie Baker agreed to a major increase in state spending Thursday, signing a $52.7 billion annual…
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Inflation casts shadow over Massachusetts tax relief plans
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, JULY 27, 2022…..Republican lawmakers and a right-leaning advocacy group made their latest pitch Wednesday…
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New Massachusetts law bans discrimination based on hairstyle
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 26, 2022…..As Gov. Charlie Baker signed a ban on school or athletic…
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Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agree to expand access to late-term abortions
Matt Murphy House and Senate leaders have agreed to expand access to abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy in cases…
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Massachusetts jobless rate ticks down, but jobs picture is fuzzy
Chris Lisinski The statewide unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in June, while employers added 3,400 jobs following a significant…
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Facial recognition, gun law rewrite added to Massachusetts bond bill
Chris Lisinski Boston, MA – Representatives voted Thursday to rework the state’s license-to-carry firearms law and to limit police use…
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Massachusetts Senate adds opt-in happy hour to economic development bill
By Chris Lisinski JULY 22, 2022…..Nearly four decades after Massachusetts lawmakers banned the practice statewide, happy hour could return to…
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Newly passed Massachusetts bill aims to speed greening of power, buildings, vehicles
By Colin A. Young JULY 21, 2022…..Clearing from their plate an issue that was a priority for both chambers and…
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VIDEO: No declaration, but Biden views climate crisis as emergency in Somerset remarks
Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 20, 2022…..As Massachusetts climate policy negotiators close in on a compromise Wednesday afternoon,…
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President Biden coming to Massachusetts this week
Michael P. Norton President Joe Biden plans to visit Massachusetts on Wednesday, according to the White House. In an email,…
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