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Prosecutors seek prison terms in probation case
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors yesterday recommended that former state probation commissioner John O’Brien be sentenced to nearly...
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901State income tax rate could fall to 5.15 percent
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts taxpayers are looking at a likely cut in the state’s income tax rate —...
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Outside groups spent about $17M in governor’s race
BOSTON (AP) — Super PACs and other outside groups spent almost $17 million to influence voters in the just-completed race for governor...
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2.8KArts Beat
From The Page to the Stage In our area, The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford is an important stop on...
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State election wrap up
WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The party is over in the Massachusetts governor’s office — at least for Democrats....
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Baker, Patrick look ahead to ‘seamless’ transition
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The state’s current and future political leaders moved quickly yesterdayy to close — publicly at...
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773Baker pledges to work with Democratic Legislature
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Gov.-elect Charlie Baker takes his oath of office in January,...
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Feds discuss plans for aging northeast rail line
DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rail travelers would be able to speed from Washington, D.C. to Boston at 220...
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Republican Baker elected governor
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Republican Charlie Baker has captured the Massachusetts governor’s office after a bruising election fight. Democrat...
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1.0KVoters repeal law tying gas tax hikes to inflation
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters have repealed a law that ties future increases in the state’s gasoline tax to inflation. The indexing...
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1.1KDemocrat Bump is re-elected Massachusetts auditor
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic state Auditor Suzanne Bump has been elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Patricia Saint...
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Democrat Goldberg elected Massachusetts treasurer
BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Deb Goldberg has been elected Massachusetts treasurer, defeating Republican Mike Heffernan and Green-Rainbow candidate Ian Jackson. The 60-year-old...
