Wu advances in Boston mayor race; opponent too early to call
BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Michelle Wu has emerged the top vote-getter in a runoff election for the next mayor of Boston, but the race to decide her opponent in November remained too early to call early Wednesday.
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Wu advances in Boston mayor race; opponent too early to call
BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Michelle Wu has emerged the top vote-getter in a runoff election for the next mayor of Boston, but the race to decide her opponent in November remained too early to call early Wednesday.
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Boston preliminary mayoral election set to usher in new era
BOSTON (AP) — Boston was narrowing its field of mayoral hopefuls for the first time to two people of color, possibly both women — a stark change from the unbroken string of white men elected mayor in the city’s first 200 years.
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Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the team used anti-Semitic language, including a mention of Auschwitz, in its on-field play calling.
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Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the team used anti-Semitic language, including a mention of Auschwitz, in its on-field play calling.
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Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the team used anti-Semitic language, including a mention of Auschwitz, in its on-field play calling.
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Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the team used anti-Semitic language, including a mention of Auschwitz, in its on-field play calling.
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Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary
BOSTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary, selecting a former union worker who shares Biden's Irish-American background and working-class roots.
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Biden's Cabinet picks shake up New England politics
BOSTON (AP) — And just like that, the changing of the guard in the White House has shaken up New England politics.
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Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary
BOSTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary, selecting a former union worker who shares Biden's Irish-American background and working-class roots.
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Massachusetts lawmakers launch new legislative session
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers launched a new legislative session Wednesday just hours after wrapping up the prior session, working into the early morning hours to pass a series of bills including a $16.5 billion transportation bond bill.
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Massachusetts lawmakers pass sweeping climate change bill
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he is reviewing legislation passed by lawmakers that would overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy jobs and protect poorer communities that can be at higher risk from pollution.
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House speaker voices interest in Northeastern University job
BOSTON (AP) — The speaker of the Massachusetts House is considering whether to take a job at his alma mater Northeastern University.
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Talk of House speaker possibly resigning roils Beacon Hill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House could see big changes at the top as speculation grows that House Speaker Robert DeLeo is weighing whether to resign to take a post at his alma mater, Northeastern University.
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Massachusetts House seeks to overturn Baker's abortion steps
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers are planning to meet Wednesday to overturn Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to roll back some of their actions aimed at expanding access to abortion in the state.
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Massachusetts House seek to overturn Baker on abortion steps
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers are planning to meet Wednesday to overturn Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to roll back some of their actions aimed at expanding access to abortion in the state.
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Baker sends police accountability bill back to lawmakers
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker returned a police accountability bill to state lawmakers Thursday, asking for changes before he can sign the legislation.
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Baker sends police accountability bill back to lawmakers
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker returned a police accountability bill to state lawmakers Thursday, asking for changes before he can sign the legislation.
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Massachusetts lawmakers approve police accountability bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House and Senate voted Tuesday to approve a compromise bill backers say would increase police accountability — including, for the first time, creating an independent, civilian-led commission to standardize the certification, training and decertification of police officers.
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Massachusetts lawmakers finalize police accountability bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House and Senate are expected to vote as early as Tuesday on a compromise bill backers say would increase police accountability — including, for the first time, creating an independent, civilian-led commission to standardize the certification, training and decertification of police officers.
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Massachusetts Senate passes $46B proposed state budget plan
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved its version of a $46 billion proposed state budget, about a 5.5% increase over the prior fiscal year.
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US Rep. Clark elected to Democratic leadership post in House
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark is continuing her climb through the ranks of the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.
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Massachusetts House experiencing uptick in COVID-19 cases
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House is experiencing an uptick in the number of lawmakers and staffers testing positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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Massachusetts House experiencing uptick in COVID-19 cases
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House is experiencing an uptick in the number of lawmakers and staffers testing positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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Massachusetts House experiencing uptick in COVID-19 cases
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House is experiencing an uptick in the number of lawmakers and staffers testing positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and deaths dwindled. Now, experts are warning the state could be headed for a bleak winter as its cases climb once again and confirmed deaths surpass 10,000.
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Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and deaths dwindled. Now, experts are warning the state could be headed for a bleak winter as its cases climb once again and confirmed deaths surpass 10,000.
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Massachusetts House OKs measure codifying abortion rights
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House approved a measure Thursday aimed at codifying abortion rights into state law, adding it on as an amendment to their version of the proposed state budget.
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Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and deaths dwindled. Now, experts are warning the state could be headed for a bleak winter as its cases climb once again and confirmed deaths surpass 10,000.
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Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and deaths dwindled. Now, experts are warning the state could be headed for a bleak winter as its cases climb once again and confirmed deaths surpass 10,000.
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Massachusetts Senate releases state budget proposal
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate released a state budget proposal and the House debated its own version Thursday as lawmakers races to approve a spending plan that has been long delayed by the coronavirus.
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Transit officials propose service cuts in wake of pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Greater Boston's transportation agency proposed a series of public transit cuts Monday that officials say are needed after ridership plummeted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
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State Democrats to choose new chair amid controversy
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Democratic State Committee plans to meet Thursday to choose a new party chair amid questions about the actions of the current head of the party, Gus Bickford, during a recent primary election.
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Transit officials propose service cuts in wake of pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Greater Boston's transportation agency proposed a series of public transit cuts Monday that officials say are needed after ridership plummeted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
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Gov Baker rips into Trump over 'baseless claims' of fraud
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday ripped into President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans who are supporting Trump's refusal to accept the results of last week's presidential election, saying it is harming the country.
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Massachusetts House begins debate on $46B state budget plan
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House launched debate Tuesday on a long-overdue $46 billion state budget plan that would avoid new broad-based taxes while dipping even deeper into the state’s rainy day fund than what Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed.
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Transit officials propose service cuts in wake of pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Greater Boston's transportation agency proposed a series of public transit cuts Monday that officials say are needed after ridership plummeted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
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Transit officials propose service cuts in wake of pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Greater Boston's transportation agency proposed a series of public transit cuts Monday that officials say are needed after ridership plummeted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
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House unveils budget plan, would dig into rainy day fund
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House is preparing to consider whether to dip even deeper into the state’s rainy day fund than what Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed when they debate a $46 billion state budget plan next week.
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Ranked choice voting question fails despite wealthy backers
Boston (AP) — Supporters of a ballot question that would have dramatically changed the way votes are cast and tallied in Massachusetts raised nearly $10 million to persuade voters to adopt the change — but ultimately failed at the ballot box Tuesday.
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Auchincloss scores open House seat; Biden wins Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden won Massachusetts, Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey was reelected for another six-year term and Democrat Jake Auchincloss was voted into the state's open U.S. House seat as voting concluded Tuesday.
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Marine vet Jake Auchincloss wins open House seat in Mass.
BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Jake Auchincloss has won an open congressional seat in Massachusetts left vacant by U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who came up short in his Senate bid.
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Democratic House ‘squad’ member Ayanna Pressley is reelected
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a member of the Democratic “squad” in Congress, has breezed past independent Roy Owens to win a second term.
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Democrat Ed Markey of Massachusetts reelected to US Senate
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts fixture in Congress since the mid-1970s, has won reelection.
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Fates of candidates, ballot questions in Mass. voters' hands
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters face a lot of choices, and not just for
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Housing activists march to Gov. Baker’s home to push bill
BOSTON (AP) — Housing activists marched to Gov. Charlie Baker's home in Swampscott on Wednesday to call on him to support more robust protections against evictions and foreclosures during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Housing activists march to Gov. Baker’s home to push bill
BOSTON (AP) — Housing activists marched to Gov. Charlie Baker's home in Swampscott on Wednesday to call on him to support more robust protections against evictions and foreclosures during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Baker tries to restart Massachusetts budget debate
BOSTON (AP) — Besides costing thousands of lives in Massachusetts and upending the economy and schools, the coronavirus pandemic has also wreaked havoc on the state's budget process.
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Baker: State ready for any uptick in COVID-19 cases in fall
BOSTON (AP) — A recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts doesn’t amount to a new surge of the disease caused by the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday.
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Baker unveils $171M plan aimed at aiding tenants, landlords
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a new $171 million initiative Monday that he said will help tenants and landlords cope with the fiscal challenges of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
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Governor 'heartbroken' after 11 residents die at vets home
BOSTON (AP) — The superintendent of a Massachusetts veteran's home was removed from his duties Monday after 11 residents died, including at least five who had tested positive for coronavirus and another five whose results are pending.
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Baker seeks federal disaster declaration; help for homeless
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday submitted a request to the federal government for a major disaster declaration for Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts voters casting ballots in presidential primary
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters were casting ballots in Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's home state Tuesday in a presidential primary that officials predicted would see high turnout.
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Will death make Tsarnaev a martyr?
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A model of ineptitude
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Dems hope to taint Romney with health law praise
BOSTON - President Barack Obama and other top Democrats have been quick to lavish praise on former Massachusetts Republican Gov. Mitt Romney for signing the sweeping health care law in 2006 that laid the groundwork for Obama's national health care overhaul.
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