Politics
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Massachusetts product bans among panel’s recommendations to rein in cancer-causing PFAS chemicals
By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…..After almost a year of studying how “forever chemicals” touch nearly all aspects of…
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Kerry: Capitalism, not government, likely to lead shift to green economy
By Chris Lisinski If the world wants to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the most disastrous effects…
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Parole awarded to second Baker commutation recipient
Sam Doran William Allen, the second in a pair of commutations backed by Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this year, got…
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Baker-Polito Administration files $3.5 billion legislation to revitalize downtowns
LYNN – Today, Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation to make $3.5 billion in investments to support Massachusetts’s path forward as…
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Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties to receive millions in aid due to severe storm
FRAMINGHAM – At the request of Governor Charlie Baker for federal disaster assistance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that…
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3.6 million student loan borrowers to receive credit, others to receive total loan forgiveness
Washington D.C.- Tuesday, the Department of Education announced steps that will bring borrowers closer to student loan forgiveness. Federal Student…
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Amid push for electric heat pumps in MA homes, Baker could join early adopters
By Colin A. Young APRIL 19, 2022…..To get to the required 50 percent reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions by…
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Advocacy groups urge passage of Baker-Polito Administration’s tax relief plan
BOSTON – Today, at an event marking Tax Day at the State House, several organizations urged passage of the Baker-Polito…
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MA unemployment still lags national rate, but improving
Chris Lisinski Massachusetts businesses added 21,000 jobs in March, inching the Bay State closer to pre-pandemic employment levels while the…
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Waivers, write-offs planned to relieve $1.6 billion in Massachusetts unemployment overpayments
By Colin A. Young APRIL 14, 2022…..The state’s Department of Unemployment Assistance will be in touch with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
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