For many districts, school aid boost would be minimal

About 60 percent of the state?s districts would receive an increase of less than 1 percent under Governor Charlie Baker?s proposal.

Greater Boston looks like it won?t get much snow from Monday?s storm, but areas south and east of the city will get a bit more.

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Bad news: It?ll snow. Good news: It?ll be minimal.

Flakes could complicate the morning commute, but Greater Boston will likely see just about an inch.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AP_242672933719.jpg Did alcohol industry pressure put cork in BU professor?s study?

A federal agency cut funding for Michael Siegel?s study on alcohol advertising. Later, an agency employee promised an industry official that ?this kind of work? wouldn?t happen anymore.

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Adrian Walker

State Senate is an institution on the edge

There is only one path forward, and limping along with a lame-duck president isn?t it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/151117_KDB_HOUSEOFWEEK_014-5483.jpg Rents are rising again, but not as much downtown

Rents are rising more quickly in outlying neighborhoods and communities as people priced out of the city look further afield for housing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/BEDFORD_20180325_MARIJUANA_CONVENTION_014.jpg A high point for the recreational marijuana industry

As of noon today, businesses can begin applying for licenses to grow, process, and sell cannabis to adults 21 and older.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiBus01.jpg At last, MBTA?s bus system is getting some love

Expanded morning service and a Silver Line expansion to Chelsea are just the start of what officials hope will be a bus revolution.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_neal_mcgovern.jpg If Democrats take House, Mass. could gain clout in D.C.

Richard Neal and Jim McGovern could become chairmen of two of the most powerful committees in Congress.

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The president said there would be no deal to legalize the status of millions of ??dreamers?? and that the US border with Mexico was ??getting more dangerous.??

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Some skills are not readily available: These students are learning to be blackjack dealers at an MGM-sponsored school.

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In staffing Springfield casino, MGM leaves little to chance

The gaming company used data to analyze the workforce and fill 3,000 job openings.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/MunchMadnessComp-7219.jpg Who will win the Munch Madness title?

Saltie Girl and Flour Bakery + Cafe are in the title tilt. Vote for your favorite!

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Bentley_02.jpg Car damaged by a pothole? The city might pay you back

Three motorists who received the maximum payout ? $5,000 ? hit potholes in Charlestown, including a man who was driving a 2005 Lamborghini Murciélago.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/aprilfools-6277.jpg These household April Fools? Day pranks were actually pretty funny

Across the nation, several people were laughing it up after they played ? or were they victim of ? household practical jokes. Here?s a look at some of the best ones.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/RinaldiPatsRally17.jpg Gronk leans toward playing in 2018, but not all is well

Although the tight end is likely to stick around as long as Tom Brady is playing, there is increasing frustration between Rob Gronkowski and Bill Belichick.

Joe Kelly (right) and catcher Christian Vazquez celebrated after closing out the Rays on Sunday.

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RED SOX 2, RAYS 1

Joe Kelly gets redemption for opening day meltdown

Kelly nailed down his first career save, and Hector Velazquez, Marcus Walden, and Bobby Poyner were good, too.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/692718554.jpg ?Angry and disgusted? Barkley unloads on Trump, his supporters

The TV commentator and Basketball Hall of Famer said he?s tired of ??this turmoil every single day ? the tweeting, the hiring and firing.??

SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 31: Duncan Robinson #22 and Zavier Simpson #3 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrate the play against the Loyola Ramblers in the second half during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at the Alamodome on March 31, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Duncan Robinson has been Michigan?s Fab Find

The New Castle, N.H., product is the only player in NCAA history to play in the Div. 3 and Div. 1 Final Fours.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/interns-60fc2cdc-35b1-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89.jpg White House intern photo highlights lack of diversity in Trump administration

One person tweeted: ?The White House intern photo is like a Where?s Waldo for a non-white person.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/229ae7041b1248d5b483f4f4bfd99215-229ae7041b1248d5b483f4f4bfd99215-0.jpg Steven Bochco, creator of ?NYPD Blue? and ?Hill Street Blues,? dies at 74

The prolific TV producer also created ?Doogie Howser, M.D.? and ?L.A. Law.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_cleanup4_met.jpg This won?t be swept under the rug

Police say someone stole a street sweeper, took it for a ride up and down I-93, and tried to ram it into a state trooper?s cruiser.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/5a696c68ba4e4d31b22408002035f8ee-5a696c68ba4e4d31b22408002035f8ee-0.jpg Defunct Chinese space lab burns up on return to Earth, officials say

The remaining pieces scattered over the southern Pacific Ocean, according to US officials.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Breaking up was easier before social media

Splitting up used to be much easier. You broke up and just avoided each other at the mall. Today, disentangling is complicated.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AdobeStock_138878018.jpeg Are ?Trump Christians? really Christian?

The president has apparently divided a faith just as he has divided this country.

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Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/3modelheronotext[1].jpg Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Why aren?t pharma CEOs getting hauled into Congress? Why is there no Kelley Blue Book for the price tag of a medicine?