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Busy Week For Transportation, Travel And The T
Driving while impaired, MBTA rate hikes and road decongestion were just some of the items addressed this week.
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Patient Deaths Cited As 7 Nursing Homes Settle With State
The nursing homes will pay $500,000 in fines, and one company is barred from doing business in Massachusetts for seven years.
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Property Tax Override Attempts In MA At 30-Year Low
Municipalities over the past decade have tripled the amount they could raise under the local tax limit but choose not to, new data says.
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Ban On Texting While Driving Picks Up Steam
Gov. Charlie Baker's road safety bill marks the first time he has proposed a ban on hand-held cellphone use for drivers.
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$1B Plan To Counteract Climate Change Town By Town Laid Out
The funding will allow combating climate change while giving each city and town the flexibility to make locally-driven decisions.
Concord, NH|News|
Early NH Presidential Leader Hasn't Even Declared Yet: Poll
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is only fourth in the Granite State according to the newest UMass poll.
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New Bill Keeps Trump Off Ballot If He Doesn't Release Tax Returns
One Massachusetts Democrat is trying to move up the primary date to the summer - and keep the president off the ballot. Here's how.
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Trump 'Thinks He Is A Dictator,' MA Congressman Says
"I think the president is in for one hell of a fight and I think he is not on solid ground here," U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said.
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There Were Nearly 2,000 Opioid-Related Deaths In MA In 2018: DPH
The number dropped slightly for the second straight year, showing perhaps some signs of progress in the battle against an epidemic.
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Hands-Free Driving Would Be Law Under Baker Proposal
The governor filed legislation Tuesday that would require Massachusetts drivers to put the phone down and buckle their seatbelt.
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Nearly 7K Federal Workers In MA Haven't Been Paid In A Month
As the government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, it shows little sign of coming to an end.
Tiverton-Little Compton, RI|News|
Recreational Pot Shop Opening 200 Feet From Rhode Island
The closest recreational marijuana dispensary to Rhode Island could open as soon as Sunday.
Boston, MA|News|
152 New Orange Line Cars Delayed Before They Even Start
Delays are nothing new to the MBTA, but these ones are for a fleet of 152 new Orange Line cars.
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Charlie Baker Signs 32 New Laws Wednesday
A Wednesday flurry of laws included Pay increases for National Guard members and $3 million for the agency that oversees the pot industry.
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Elizabeth Warren: 'I Believe Washington Is Corrupt'
As Warren prepares to head to Iowa, she did not disclose any plans to visit the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire.
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Massachusetts Life Expectancy Rises, Bucking National Trend
On average, 156 people in Massachusetts died each day during 2016, according to the Massachusetts Deaths report.
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National Grid, Unions Aim To Reach Agreement This Week
The two sides said in rare joint statement reaching a deal by Dec. 28 is their "shared intent."
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MA Outgrowing Rest Of New England, Expects To Keep Congress Seats
New data showed that the population in Massachusetts grew by 38,903 people to 6.9 million between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018.
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Income Tax Cut Jan. 1 Worth $175M To Mass. Workers
Workers are set to receive a $175m income tax break and there's now a possibility that a 5 percent income tax rate will happen in 2020.
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Another Major Delay For The T
Four years and six general managers later after Gov. Charlie Baker took over, there's another change atop the beleaguered MBTA.
