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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Governor’s wife backing Michael Capuano

First lady Diane Patrick.
By Hillary Chabot
The Bay State’s first lady Diane Patrick will endorse U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano in the heated race to win the...

‘Totally drunk’ pol heavily $upported by Cambridge cops

State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio appears outside Cambridge District Court this morning following his pre-trial hearing.
By Dave Wedge and Laura Crimaldi
Cambridge cops, who gave a “totally drunk” state senator an early-morning...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Charles Baker cooks up plan to cut pension abuse

‘OVERDUE’: Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker, who will unveil a new plan next week to cap pension payouts at $90,000, works the phones yesterday in his South Boston campaign office.
By Hillary Chabot
Job-hopping to inflate state pensions and out-the-door parachutes higher than $90,000...
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Dianne Patrick endorses Capuano in Senate race

By Hillary Chabot
The Bay State’s first lady Dianne Patrick will endorse U.S Rep. Michael Capuano in the heated race to replace Edward...
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Galluccio hit-and-run case continued

State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio appears outside Cambridge District Court this morning following his pre-trial hearing.
By Laura Crimaldi
The hit-and-run case against state Sen. Anthony Galluccio has been pushed back to...
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House leaders order staff furloughs on Beacon Hill

By Associated Press
House leaders are ordering their staff members to take five furlough days, although lawmakers won’t have to take them...
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Gov. Deval Patrick to Legislature: Get back to work

Gov. Deval Patrick.
By Hillary Chabot
A steamed Gov. Deval Patrick slammed lawmakers yesterday for abruptly clocking out...
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State finance chief slams ’risky’ budget move

By Associated Press
The top budget official in Massachusetts says the Legislature has taken a "risky" approach by adjourning for the remainder...
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Senate hopeful pitches free T for all

By Dave Wedge
Straphangers would get a free ride and the T would get a massive federal bailout under a transportation plan being floated...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Gov. Deval Patrick slams pols for beginning holiday break

A steamed Gov. Deval Patrick slammed lawmakers late today for abruptly clocking out and taking an early holiday break as pending education and crime reforms along with budget cuts hang in the balance.
By Hillary Chabot
A steamed Gov. Deval Patrick slammed lawmakers late today for abruptly clocking out...
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Deval Patrick relies on keen in-site

By Jessica Heslam
From Twitter and Flickr to YouTube and the blogosphere, tech-savvy Gov. Deval Patrick...
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Council’s action hushes warship foes

By Richard Weir
Score one for Old Ironsides. The Boston City Council yesterday passed a resolution backing the USS Constitution’s...
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House halts Deval Patrick’s push for school reform

HANDS UP: Gov. Deval Patrick participates in a trust exercise with eighth-grader Dana Hamzeh at Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston yesterday.
By Laura Crimaldi
House lawmakers yesterday snubbed Gov. Deval Patrick’s call to push through...
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Charlestown lawyer sets run vs. Sen. Anthony Galluccio

By Edward Mason
Embattled state Sen. Anthony Galluccio, engaged in a legal battle over an alleged hit-and-run accident, now faces another...
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Pols grab early gifts: 2 holidays, $18 million

Beacon Hill lawmakers used the last day of the year’s session to save two Suffolk county holidays and restore $18 million to their own budget, among other things.
By Hillary Chabot
Busy Beacon Hill pols spent the last lawmaking day of the year taking care of themselves...
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Cops reopen island case as woman’s kin seek 2nd autopsy

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by O’Ryan Johnson
Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have reopened the investigation of a Lynnfield veterinarian...
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Feds choose wealth over health

Margery Eagan
by Margery Eagan
Ladies, it appears they’re trying to kill us off. By the...

Paying the price for her father’s fame

Joe Fitzgerald
by Joe Fitzgerald
The next time you ponder a ballot with dismay, noting it contains the...
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