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The Massachusetts State House in Boston

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State filings detail lawmakers’ financial interests, possible conflicts

by Dusty Christensen Staff WriterJuly 31, 2019

“Calvin,” a life-sized inflatable North Atlantic right whale, filled one end of the Great Hall on Monday. Advocates held a State House briefing on the threats right whales face in the wild.

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Cape Cod lawmakers push for right whale protection

by Kaitlyn Budion State House News ServiceJuly 30, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Guest columnist Bruce Miller: After Mueller, a high crimes and misdemeanors (but not necessarily an impeachment) investigation

by Bruce Miller July 30, 2019

Mass. state Sen. Harriette Chandler, D-Worcester, seated center, testifies in favor of a proposed bill, called the “Roe Act” by supporters, as Mass. state Rep. Patricia Haddad, D-Bristol, seated left, and Mass. state Rep. Jay D. Livingstone, D-Boston, right, look on during a public hearing at the Statehouse, June 17, in Boston.

Guest column Carrie Baker: ROE Act protects and respects Massachusetts youth

by Carrie N. Baker July 29, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. Trump announced that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Guest column: Trump takes ‘Imperial Presidency’ too far

by Joe Blumenthal July 29, 2019

This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 photo shows the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. Using a different procedure, supporters of the so-called millionaire tax are again mounting an effort to put the proposed constitutional amendment before Massachusetts voters. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Mass. Senate votes to ban under-18 marriages

by Colin A. Young State House News ServiceJuly 26, 2019

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse.

Editorial: Morse vs. Neal to offer a lively campaign for Congress

by Staff Report July 25, 2019

Amherst Town Hall.

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Amherst Finance Committee appoints non-voting members

by Scott Merzbach Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn before departing the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 19, 2019.

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Trump sues House, New York to block his state tax return disclosure

by Katherine Tully-Mcmanus CQ-Roll CallJuly 24, 2019

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Mueller: Russian interference serious challenge to democracy

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressJuly 24, 2019