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Beacon Hill Democrats ship Gov. Healey budget accord that boosts reliance on surtax

The $61 billion budget that Massachusetts lawmakers delivered to Governor Maura Healey on Monday increases the state’s reliance on a surtax on incomes over ...

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Pentagon briefing shows fury of B-2 bunker-busting bombs

The Pentagon described Thursday how U.S. Army soldiers operating Patriot missile defense systems in Qatar stopped a retaliatory attack while B-2s piloted by warriors ...

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Mattapan street named for community leader Pastor Pearline James

The roadway where the community leader left the core of her legacy will now be named Rev. Pearline James. James, who died at the ...

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Howie Carr: Taxpayers underwrite every damn Dem policy

As the paying customers scramble for the closest exits, Massachusetts politics have devolved into a dysfunctional group of resentful, finger-pointing, (mainly) childless women who ...

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Battenfeld: Supreme Court slaps down activist judges, Democratic AGs

Democrats and AGs like Andrea Campbell who act as though they have a say in national policy have suffered a severe setback after the ...

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New York Islanders choose Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer with No. 1 pick in NHL draft

By Greg Beacham Los Angeles On Friday night, defenseman Matthew Schaefer was chosen by the New York Islanders with the first overall pick in ...

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Serving up summer

It’s just a horrible memory of the heat wave. There will be a lot of fun, rain, and sunshine.

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Sharks chomping on seals off Massachusetts, feasting on dead whale off Long Island

Great white shark sightings are increasing in the area due to the warm weather and increased number of people on the lake. In the ...

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Tough job market greeting grads

Washington Palwasha Zahid relocated from Dallas to a location close to Silicon Valley in order to get her master’s degree in data analysis. It ...

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Republican candidates for governor trade early barbs ahead of 2026 statewide election

This month, the two conservative candidates for Massachusetts governor intensified their attacks on one another’s character and prior work, including in opposing letters that ...

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