Public comments from Senate President Stanley Rosenberg about potential changes are setting off alarm bells among backers.
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The woman was located in Texas and authorities say her 30-something daughters are now both free to contact their father.
Revere man allegedly posed as Justin Bieber to solicit child pornA 24-year-old man allegedly solicited nude photos of a 9-year-old girl while posing as the pop star.
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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.
Could lobbying rules have saved Boston from ill-fated Grand Prix?The assertion came during a long-promised City Council hearing about Mayor Walsh?s push to regulate municipal lobbyists.
Baker wants penalty for employers that don?t offer insuranceThe governor plans to propose a fee of $2,000 per worker for companies that don?t offer health insurance.
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Cash is so 2007. Can the state lottery adapt?State Treasurer Deb Golberg?s proposal to move the lottery into the digital age is sensible ? if done with care.
George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Houston, media reportsFormer President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized but the 92-year-old is ??fine?? and expected to go home in a few days.
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From Mickey Rooney (Roosevelt) to Tony Bennett (Nixon) to Beyoncé (Obama) ? entertainers have lent glitz to inaugural festivities.
Kennedy stands by decision to attend Trump?s inauguration?So, it?s not about the person, it is about the process and the celebration of our democracy, so I should be there,? Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III said.
Senate grills education secretary pick Betsy DeVos on experience, family donationsIn a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged not to dismantle public education.
N.H.?s Hassan questions DeVos? knowledge of civil rights disabilities law for students ?With all due respect, it?s not about sensitivity, although that helps,?? New Hampshire?s freshman Senator Maggie Hassan said.
?Apprentice? contestant files suit against TrumpA former reality show contestant who accused Donald Trump of unwanted advances has filed a defamation lawsuit against him.
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Trump?s inauguration is not the hottest ticket in BostonThis being the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts, it can be hard finding anyone of prominence who wants to attend the inauguration.
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Baseball is in Joe Anzivino?s blood, and he has a story about the greatest hitter who ever lived, Teddy Ballgame himself.
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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EDITORIAL
Cash is so 2007. Can the state lottery adapt?State Treasurer Deb Golberg?s proposal to move the lottery into the digital age is sensible ? if done with care.
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.
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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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Mass. legal marijuana law as we know it may change drastically
Since FDR, inaugurations were star-studded events ? until now
Donald Trump?s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, gets a grilling from the Senate
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