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Lawmakers: Statehouse needs up to $40M
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Lawmakers are planning to spend as much as $40 million to upgrade the House...
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Pipeline proposal stirs opposition in Berkshires
PITTSFIELD — A group of lawmakers in the Berkshires is opposing a gas pipeline proposed for northern Massachusetts. Lawmakers on Friday cited...
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In governor’s race, a patchwork fundraising map
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Republican Charlie Baker is not only leading every other candidate in the fundraising race for...
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Connecticut seeking upgraded heavy freight rail line
STEPHEN SINGER, AP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — From the port of New London on Long Island Sound north through Connecticut,...
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Gold hunter seeking to teach
DAVID RAINVILLE Greenfield Recorder LEYDEN (AP) — A local man has scoured the county’s creeks for gold for decades — and hopes...
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US jury convicts Burke, 2 others
BOSTON (AP) — Former state probation commissioner John O’Brien was convicted yesterday of rigging the department’s hiring process to favor politically-connected applicants...
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Governor Patrick: Plan to shelter children misunderstood
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday defended his offer to provide secure facilities to shelter unaccompanied children crossing the nation’s southern...
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State Senate approves PAC disclosure bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill designed to tighten reporting requirements for independent political expenditures, including those made...
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Unaccompanied immigrant children topic in governor’s race
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick’s offer to shelter unaccompanied children crossing the nation’s southern border is drawing...
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Patrick offers 2 sites for unaccompanied children
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed two possible locations in Massachusetts to temporarily shelter unaccompanied...
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Patrick: No final decision on sheltering migrants
BOSTON (AP) — No final decision had been made on whether Massachusetts will shelter some of the unaccompanied children crossing the nation’s...
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Senate approves abortion clinic safety bill
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate scrambled yesterday to pass a bill designed to tighten security around abortion...
