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2 hrs ago | SFGate

Ex-Mass. lawmaker facing meth trafficking charges

A former Massachusetts lawmaker who more recently worked as a tutor at a Boston charter school has been held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty to drug charges.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Drugs

6 hrs ago | Pensions & Investments

Westfield Contributory shopping for private equity manager

Westfield Contributory Retirement System is searching for a private equity manager to run $10 million to $15 million, according to the website of the Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Massachusetts

Wed May 22, 2013

CBS 3 Springfield

Mass. lawmaker: Recoup benefits from terrorists

The state Senate has adopted a proposal allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Holyoke, MA, Springfield, MA

The Hill

Green billionaire Steyer to get involved in Massachusetts Senate race

Billionaire Tom Steyer is gearing up to engage in the Massachusetts Senate race yet again, a potentially pivotal development that Steyer and his aides hope will boost the Democratic nominee, Rep.

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Related Topix: Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney

Sunherald.com

Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

This March 7, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listening to a witness at Senate Banking Committee hearing on anti-money laundering on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Elizabeth Warren, US Senate, Massachusetts

Center for American Progress

Idea of the Day: Women of Color Played a Big Part in President Barack Obama's Re-Election

Coming out of the 2012 presidential election, women's role in determining its outcome-the so-called gender gap-was a dominant narrative.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Liberal Political News

Boston.com

More thunderstorms, some possibly severe, expected today in Mass.

More thunderstorms are in the forecast for today in Massachusetts, and some of them could whip up damaging winds and drop large hail, National Weather Service forecasters say.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Weather

Tue May 21, 2013

Boston.com

Hiring a contractor in Mass. the right way

Spring has sprung and homeowners across the state are gearing up for home improvement projects.

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Related Topix: Home Improvement, Home, Massachusetts

Science Daily

Glaucoma drug can cause droopy eyelids

PGAs have long been associated with blurred vision, dryness, changes in eye color and other side effects.

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Related Topix: Glaucoma, Health, Massachusetts

Business Wire

Fitch Affirms University of Mass Building Auth (Commonwealth Guaranteed) 2011-2 Revs at 'F1+'

The long-term rating on the bonds, 'AA+' with a Stable Rating Outlook, continues to reflect the full faith and credit guaranty of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Medical News Today

Outcome In Head And Neck Cancer Predicted By Genetic Diversity Within Tumors

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Genetics ; Ear, Nose and Throat Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT A new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer .

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Massachusetts

WLNE-TV Providence

Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls

Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.

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Mon May 20, 2013

WHDH

Gomez, Markey OK June 5 Mass. US Senate debate

Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey have agreed to their first debate in Massachusetts' contentious special U.S. Senate election.

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Related Topix: Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Kerry, US Senate, Massachusetts

WLNE-TV Providence

NY man faces child abuse charges in Mass.

A former Arlington man charged with sexually molesting children at the town's Boys and Girls Club in the 1970s has a court appearance.

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Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Massachusetts

Sun May 19, 2013

EurekAlert!

Genetic diversity within tumors predicts outcome in head and neck cancer

A new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer.

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Boston.com

Tech firms are the guiding stars for the Mass. economy

They make life-saving medicines and voice recognition software. They lease cellphone towers and produce industrial sensors.

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Boston.com

How concentrated is Mass. health market? Now you can take a look. - Health Stew - Boston.com

Check out a great new resource on the Massachusetts health care system from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts : the Massachusetts Health Care Delivery System Map .

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Health Care Policy, Health

WBUR-AM Boston

Mass. Senate To Consider Hundreds Of Amendments To $34B Budget

The budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 calls for an increase of $1.4 billion, or about 4.4 percent, over the current year.

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Cape Cod Times

Where there's smoke...

Dennis' decision May 7 to create a medical marijuana dispensary zone put it among a select group of Massachusetts towns trying to take on the state's new law, even as the state itself continues to iron out the details.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Opinion

Sat May 18, 2013

WLNE-TV Providence

Mass. lawmaker: Recoup benefits from terrorists

A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.

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