Politics
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimates “historic” budget surplus of $3.6 billion
Colin A. Young The Department of Revenue is still counting, but the budget watchers at the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation expect…
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Massachusetts Officials: No advance notice of hate group’s plans
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service JULY 5, 2022…..Law enforcement agencies did not have intelligence ahead of time about…
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Governor Baker’s nearly $700 million tax relief bill clears Committee mostly intact
By Michael P. Norton The Legislature’s Revenue Committee advanced a $600 million tax relief package on Friday, but the panel’s…
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Massachusetts sets carbon requirements for 2025, 2030; the next steps towards being a net-zero emissions state by 2050
By Colin A. Young Massachusetts is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent compared to 1990 levels by…
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Fall River Department of Community Maintenance head John Perry resigns
A department head in Fall River has resigned. According to an interview of Mayor Paul Coogan on the Marc Dion…
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Final Report: Massachusetts wasn’t ready for pandemic
By Colin A. Young JUNE 29, 2022…..Following a year and a half of work, nine hearings and six listening sessions,…
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Massachusetts Rep’s drunk driving case continued without a finding after plea agreement
Matt Murphy Two months after he was arrested for driving with a blood alcohol level nearly four times the legal…
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Governor Baker: Dobbs abortion ruling may attract business to Massachusetts
By Katie Lannan JUNE 27, 2022…..A spending bill dedicating money to reproductive health care access could soon land on Gov.…
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Baker signs abortion executive order, assisting out-of-state women getting abortion in Massachusetts, AG Healey issues statement
BOSTON – Today, in response to the US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, Governor Charlie Baker signed an…
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Massachusetts guns laws thrown into doubt by high court ruling
By Michael P. Norton JUNE 23, 2022……In a ruling praised by gun rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday…
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