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Massachusetts House Overrides Baker on Charitable Giving Tax Deduction
By Matt Murphy Twenty-one years after voters approved a tax deduction for charitable donations, the House on Wednesday voted to…
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Preparations Underway For Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine
By Katie Lannan and Colin A. Young Outreach to schools, pediatricians and families is an early step the state is…
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Governor Baker Says No Plans to Change Mask Guidance for Schools
By Chris Lisinski Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday his administration has no plans to reinstate a mask mandate for schools…
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Baker says no plans to change mask guidance for schools
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service JULY 22, 2021…..Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday his administration has no plans to…
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Panel Will Seek More Time to Consider New Massachusetts State Seal, Motto
By Katie Lannan Members of a new commission tasked with revisiting the state’s seal and motto appeared to be in…
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MA officials have tracked 4,450 “breakthrough” cases of COVID-19 among Massachusetts residents fully vaccinated
Chris Lisinski/SHNS Public health officials have tracked 4,450 “breakthrough” cases of COVID-19 among Massachusetts residents fully vaccinated against the disease,…
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Massachusetts virus cases and hospitalizations back on the rise
Colin A. Young/SHNS Though the metrics remain near their recorded low points, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in Massachusetts…
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Pandemic prompting closer look at vaccine exemption
By Katie Lannan State House News Service JULY 12, 2021…..More than 400 people had thoughts they wanted to share with…
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Caregiver leave celebrated as 2018 law takes full effect
By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service Workers in Massachusetts can take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave…
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MA Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission meets deadline for guidance on alternatives to force
Matt Murphy/SHNS With many of its responsibilities set to take effect on July 1, the new Peace Officer Standards and…
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