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Opponents weigh referendum on Boston’s 2024 Olympics bid
PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Opponents of bringing the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston are looking into a voter referendum,...
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Analysts expect state budget woes to continue
BOSTON (AP) — Fiscal problems that have triggered a shortfall in the state’s current budget are likely to spill over to the...
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State gains jobs, unemployment rate falls
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gained nearly 11,000 jobs and its unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point...
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1.0KBill seeks universal pre-kindergarten
BOSTON — Backers of a proposal to make pre-kindergarten programs available to all 3- and 4-years olds in the state regardless of...
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729Healey, others sworn in
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Maura Healey was sworn in yesterday as Massachusetts’ 55th attorney general and pledged afterward...
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Rosenberg names leadership team
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — State Sen. Karen Spilka was named yesterday to chair the powerful Senate Ways and Means...
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833Veteran prosecutor named to Cabinet
BOSTON (AP) — Rounding out his Cabinet, Gov. Charlie Baker yesterday named veteran prosecutor Daniel Bennett to serve as the state public...
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ISO-NE gives briefing on state of power grid
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — New England’s power system is increasingly shifting from aging oil- and coal-fired plants and to natural gas that...
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Healey to take oath
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General-elect Maura Healey is vowing to use regular public meetings, online forums and social...
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Baker confirms $765M shortfall in finances
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The state’s budget deficit for the current fiscal year is projected at $765 million, and...
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857Coakley looking ahead to life after politics
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Attorney General Martha Coakley leaves office Tuesday, she’ll be ending a public career that’s...
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No plea deal likely in Boston Marathon bombing case
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The focus of the Boston Marathon bombing trial figures to be as much on what...
