Public comments from Senate President Stanley Rosenberg about potential changes are setting off alarm bells among backers.
Woman faces charges for fleeing R.I. with children 31 years agoThe woman was located in Texas and authorities say her 30-something daughters are now both free to contact their father.
The sheriffs will sign agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that will allow them to enforce federal immigration law.
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As he prepares for his re-election effort, Mayor Martin Walsh highlighted his record on public education, the arts, and other areas.
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A new $1 billion 10-year master plan calls for overdue physical improvements to Boston?s schools.
Harvard?s ART Institute suspends admissionsThe US Department of Education cited the theater program for burdening graduates with high levels of student debt.
State lawmakers revive plan to raise their payThe controversial proposal would raise pay at a time when the state faces persistent budget gaps and nearly a third of residents qualify for Medicaid.
Revere man allegedly posed as Justin Bieber to solicit nude child photosA 24-year-old man allegedly solicited nude photos of a 9-year-old girl while posing as the pop star, authorities said Tuesday.
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In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged not to dismantle public education.
Senate liberals, including Warren, appear loath to join inaugural boycottSo far, not a single Senate Democrat has joined more than 50 House Democrats who have vowed to boycott Donald Trump?s swearing-in.
Donald Trump waits in his tower ? accessible yet isolatedThe president-elect is a man isolated, increasingly cocooned away from the voters who lifted him to his seemingly improbable victory.
Obama commutes prison sentence of Chelsea ManningThe move allows the Army intelligence officer who leaked scores of classified documents to go free nearly three decades early.
A former reality show contestant who accused Donald Trump of unwanted advances has filed a defamation lawsuit against him.
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This being the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts, it can be hard finding anyone of prominence who wants to attend the inauguration.
Antonio Brown of Steelers apologizesBrown created a distraction for his team by streaming disparaging remarks by Steelers coach Mike Tomlin about the Patriots.
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What are you afraid of, Roger Goodell?You?re the NFL commissioner, defender of the Shield ? you can put up with a few boos at Gillette Stadium.
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Destination casinos are a catalyst for developmentThey are fulfilling their promise of broad-based economic development.
As Obama departs, black youth question place in Trump?s AmericaBlack youth in Ferguson, Baltimore, and Boston are confronting the paradox of President Obama?s historic ascension and the start of the Donald Trump era.
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A lot of the improvement is the result of 38-year-old James Harrison getting back into the lineup.
Rachelle Bond?s lawyer said her client?s actions do not meet the legal definition of an accessory after the fact of murder.
This week, you can check out Boston-area homes that sold for $6 million, $5 million, $4 million and $3 million.
The comment came hours after he said civil rights leader John Lewis should be grateful for what Republican presidents have done for black people.
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The smartphone cameras are working overtime.
A Red Cross worker says volunteers for the relief agency are among those who?ve been killed in the bombing.
Some customers? monthly bills would go up by about 10 percent.
The new date coincides with the Chicago Cubs? visit to Boston.
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The 12-stage Dakar Rally is traveling through Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina via motorcycle, quad bike, car, or truck over extreme terrain.
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N.E. grapples with legal pot, opioid crisis awkward crossroadsAcross New England, two issues appear to be driving legislatures this year ? and they both have to do with drugs.
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Mass. legal marijuana law as we know it may change drastically
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