The Massachusetts Senate is taking its show on the road

The Massachusetts Senate is taking its show on the road with what it's calling its "Commonwealth Conversations 2019-2020 Tour"
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Bill seeks to speed state's transition to renewable energy

A new bill filed at the Massachusetts Statehouse seeks to help speed the state's transition to renewable forms of energy
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Teacher pleads not guilty to assault and battery charges

A Massachusetts middle school teacher has been charged with assault and battery on a minor
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2 arrested in connection with fatal Taunton stabbing

Authorities have arrested two people in connection with what police say is the city of Taunton's first homicide since 2016
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Police investigate Taunton's first homicide since 2016

Police are investigating the city of Taunton's first homicide since 2016
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Suspected drunken driver in fatal crash held on $50,000 bail

A Massachusetts man police say was drunk when he caused a fatal crash in Providence on New Year's Day has been arraigned
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Police: Woman killed in crash involving drunken driver

A Rhode Island woman is dead and a Massachusetts man faces drunken driving charges following a car crash in Providence early on New Year's Day
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88-year-old woman struck by car in East Providence

A person struck and killed while trying to cross a busy road in East Providence has been identified as an 88-year-old woman originally from Brazil
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24-year-old struck, killed by driver in Raynham, police say

Police say a 24-year-old man was struck and killed by a car in Raynham
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MGM: Massachusetts casino drew 1 million visitors in 6 weeks

One million visitors checked out Massachusetts' first resort casino in its first six weeks of operation
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Man gets 18 years in prison for shooting at cookout in 2015

Prosecutors in Massachusetts say a Taunton man who shot another man at a cookout in 2015 has been sentenced to more than 18 years in prison
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Woman charged with drunken driving in weekend bus crash

A Rhode Island woman police say was drunk when she was involved in a crash with a school bus full of adults and children returning from a Roman Catholic shrine
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Taunton Christmas parade canceled due to rain

Rain is putting a damper on Christmas cheer in Massachusetts
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US Rep. Kennedy: Democrats should embrace "moral capitalism"

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy is urging his fellow Democrats to adopt a new economic ideology _ what he calling "moral capitalism" _ as they prepare to take control of
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Blockages gone, fish back in post-Sandy projects in 6 states

Since Superstorm Sandy in 2012 storm, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has spent nearly $11 million to remove dams and other blockages from coastal waterways
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1 killed, 6 injured in wrong-way interstate crash

Authorities say an elderly man driving the wrong way on a Massachusetts interstate highway caused a fiery crash that killed him and injured six others
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1 killed, 6 injured in wrong-way interstate crash

Authorities say an elderly man driving the wrong way on a Massachusetts interstate highway caused a fiery crash that killed him and injured six others
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1 killed, 6 seriously injured in wrong-way interstate crash

Authorities say an elderly man driving the wrong way on a Massachusetts interstate highway has caused a fiery crash that killed him and seriously injured six ot
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Candidates crisscross Massachusetts in final push for votes

Candidates for a slew of statewide offices are going to be crisscrossing Massachusetts in a final push for votes
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Police: 66-year-old motorcyclist killed in crash in Kingston

Massachusetts State Police say a motorcyclist was killed when he lost control, was thrown and hit by another vehicle
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Tribe sues feds over decision not to affirm reservation

A Cape Cod tribe is challenging the Trump administration's decision not to affirm its 300-acre reservation granted by the Obama administration.
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Man sentenced after federal heroin bust

Massachusetts man who shot at officers during a heroin bust sentenced to 22 years in prison
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Several events scheduled for suicide prevention week

The Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention has announced that several events are scheduled around the state for National Suicide Prevention week
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Interior Department rules against tribe in trust land bid

A Massachusetts tribe says it's been dealt a "tremendous blow" in its bid to protect its reservation lands
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Casino, state officials worry about tribe bill in Congress

Legislation making its way through Congress to protect a Massachusetts tribe's sovereign land may threaten Rhode Island's gambling revenues.
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Boston sets temperature record as schools adjust to heat

Nearly two dozen school districts across Massachusetts canceled classes or sent children home early Wednesday in response to the heat, which reached 97 degrees
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Campground in state park closed for a decade reopening

A campground in a state park that's been closed for a decade is finally reopening to the public
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Fugitive wanted for firearms, drugs is arrested

Massachusetts State Police have arrested a fugitive wanted on firearms and drug charges after a pursuit by car and on foot
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Federal agency endorses bill protecting tribe's land

A key federal agency is supporting legislation protecting the Mashpee Wampanoag's reservation lands in Massachusetts.
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Police: Men who blew pot smoke at goat charged with cruelty

Police in Massachusetts say three men seen on a social media video blowing marijuana smoke in a goat's face and laughing have been charged with animal cruelty
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2 children among 4 dead in apparent Joliet murder-suicide

Authorities say a 6-year-old girl and a 1-year-old boy are among four dead in what Joliet police are calling an apparent murder-suicide
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Lawyers seeks to have confession tossed in deputy killing

The lawyer for a man charged with the killing of a Maine sheriff's deputy is ready to argue that his confession should be tossed
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