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2 hrs ago | Go Local

Michael O. Moore: Time For Real Reform, Not Rhetoric

During the past few years, despite its well-intentions, it has become apparent that our current welfare system is in need of repair.

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6 hrs ago | WLNE-TV Providence

Arizona guardsman sentenced on Mass. drug charges

A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.

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11 hrs ago | National Review Online

Avik Roy: Romney's Revenge

"Our plan was a state solution to a state problem," Governor Romney insisted . He was trying to fix Massachusetts' uniquely broken insurance market, he said; Obamacare, by contrast, was a "a power grab .

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Health Insurance, Health

15 hrs ago | NewsOK.com

Former Bush adviser defends the 1 percent

SEPTEMBER 12: Two well known Harvard economists, Larry Summers and Greg Mankiw, pictured, took part in a forum held on the campus of Northeastern University, talking about their views on the recovery and tax policy.

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Related Topix: Northeastern University, Massachusetts, George Bush

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Patch.com

RMV Begins Low Number License Plate Lottery

One-hundred-and-forty lucky Massachusetts drivers could soon find themselves sporting a new low number on their license plates.

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Boston.com

Wish you were here: Archival postcards from Eastern Mass.

The Tichnor Brothers Collection , which is housed at the Boston Public Library, features archival postcards from vacation destinations.

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The American Spectator Blog

Serious Welfare Reforma in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray disclosed a comprehensive welfare reform bill this morning that focuses on helping welfare recipients find jobs.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Personal Finance, Social Security, US Politics, US News

Patch.com

Welfare Reform Bill Introduced on Beacon Hill

State Senate Democrats have introduced a new bill this week intended at reforming the Massachusetts welfare system, including forcing applicants to prove they have searched for employment through a state program.

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Beverly Hills Eccentric

Obama's ex-Medicare chief running for Mass. governor

Donald Berwick, who ran the Medicare and Medicaid programs for President Obama, formally launched his campaign Monday to become governor of Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicaid, Massachusetts, US News

USA Today

Obamaa s ex-Medicare chief running for Mass. governor

Donald Berwick, who ran the Medicare and Medicaid programs for President Obama, formally launched his campaign Monday to become governor of Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicaid, Massachusetts, US News, Deval Patrick, US Governors

ABC News

Lightning Rod Ex-'Obamacare' Official to Run for Mass. Governor

Donald Berwick, a former controversial figure in the Obama administration who served as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said he will run for governor of Massachusetts next year.

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Related Topix: Scott Brown, US News, US Senate, Republican, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Medicare, US Politics, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts

Boston.com

Maynard Golf Course

Nestled in the Massachusetts countryside, Maynard Golf Course has been providing Bay Staters with championship-caliber golf since 1921.

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NH Insider

BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - June 17, 2013

Support slim in Mass. for scrutiny of data: A new Globe poll reveals that 40 percent of Massachusetts residents oppose the government obtaining telephone records and electronic information of Americans, while a quarter of them support the efforts.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, Scott Brown, US News, Massachusetts

Go Local

Smart Benefits: New Wellness Tax Credits for MA Employers

Massachusetts employers who invest in new wellness programs for their employees may now qualify for a tax credit of up to 25%, or a maximum of $10,000 per year of the investment to implement a certified program.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Boston.com

Poll says most Massachusetts residents oppose the government going...

Forty percent of Massachusetts residents oppose the government's obtaining telephone records and electronic information of Americans, according to a new Boston Globe poll, while a quarter of Bay Staters support those efforts.

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Free Republic

Brothers in Crime

James 'Whitey' Bulger adamantly denies two of the 19 murders he's accused of committing and for which he's now on trial in a Boston federal court, along with facing a dozen lesser charges.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Massachusetts, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative William Keating

Roll Call

Independent Expenditures Go Sky High in Senate Special Election

Outside organizations continued their independent spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars for and against U.S. Senate candidates in the 6/25 Massachusetts special election.

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

Lowell Sun

New welfare chief

Stacey Monahan has a big job -- and a tough one -- as the new commissioner of state Department of Transitional Assistance.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, US Governors, Opinion

Washington Blade

Gabriel Gomez endorses ENDA

The Republican candidate vying for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts has come out in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Kerry, Democrat, Massachusetts, US Navy, US News, Senator Mark Kirk, Republican

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Boston Herald

Fed bill would ban welfare for those who hit jackpot

Lottery winners who continue to cash in on food stamps are being targeted by the U.S. Senate in a crackdown being applauded by Bay State welfare fraud fighters who say the reform is long overdue.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Massachusetts, Opinion