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At an early morning presser, Chang-Díaz told reporters she will end her campaign for governor because she does not see a path to victory.
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With less than three weeks before the new fiscal year begins, negotiators are continuing talks on a compromise budget using elements of the different spending plans passed by the state House and Senate.
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Starting next summer, immigrants without legal status in Massachusetts will have access to state-issued driver's licenses thanks to a policy muscled through by lawmakers this week over Gov. Charlie Baker's veto.
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Candidates needed to win the backing of at least 15% of delegates at the Democratic convention in Worcester to keep their campaigns alive over the summer, when they will be able to make their case to voters statewide.
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'Need versus what you want' at play in bond bill decisions.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday vetoed a bill making immigrants without legal status eligible to seek state-issued driver's licenses, saying the Registry of Motor Vehicles, an agency that he oversees, doesn't have the ability to verify the identities of potential applicants.
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This week, the Massachusetts House kicks off deliberations Monday on its $49.6 billion spending plan for FY23. The Senate, which meets in formal session Thursday, could move towards a long-awaited vote on sports betting after a bill emerged Friday from the Ways and Means Committee. Matt Murphy of the State House News Service talks about the week ahead.
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Massachusetts legislators will address the differences between the House and Senate versions of a $1.6 billion midyear spending bill, and discuss the state's response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Massachusetts legislators will address the differences between the House and Senate versions of a $1.6 billion midyear spending bill, and discuss the state's response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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The Governor's Council voted Wednesday to commute two men's life prison sentences, marking the first time in 25 years the body chose to endorse release for a person serving a life sentence for first degree murder.