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Gov. Deval Patrick: First Grandchild 'Holding His Own'
Governor Deval Patrick and First Lady Diane Patrick will be heading to San Francisco soon to meet the newest member of the family - their first grandchild.
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MCLA Graduates Handed Keys to Open...
Catt Linehan Chaput with mom Mary and state Rep. Gailanne Cariddi. The past City Council candidate plans a career in public service.
UMass student trustees: No more tuition hikes
University of Massachusetts student trustees are pushing for the Senate to join the House and Gov.
A lesson from the Boston lockdown
In his recent Ohio State commencement speech, President Obama soothed graduates by telling them not to pay attention to what they may have heard, not to fear government, and to reject the idea that "tyranny is always lurking just around the corner." Was he worried the grads had seen videos of the SWAT enforcers in Boston after the marathon ... (more)
However, now comes the time for the parties involved - the House, the Senate and the governor - to "pick one from column A and two from column B" and decide on a final commonwealth budgetary package of spending and taxes.
House OKs $300M infrastructure bill
THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on one roll call from the week of May 13-17. There were no roll calls in the Senate.
Gov. Patrick, wife, become grandparents
The governor's office announced that their oldest daughter, Sarah Baker Patrick Morgese, gave birth to a son Monday in san Francisco.
Deval as Holder's fill-in?That just wouldn't be just
Just when you think the news surrounding Obamagate cannot get any worse, it does.
Murray awaiting slots parlor details , too
Lt. Gov. Tim Murray will get one vote on the slots casino proposal for Worcester proposed by Rush Gaming out of Chicago if it makes it to the ballot later this year.
Gabriel Gomez is an ambitious guy. In January, with Massachusetts senator John Kerry all but certain to be confirmed as secretary of state, the 47-year-old Gomez wrote a letter to Governor Deval Patrick.
Does Solar Energy Actually Make Massachusetts Safer?
Earlier this month, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced that his state reached the goal of 250 megawatts of installed solar energy capacity.
MassBay College, Framingham Agree To 2-Year Lease Extension
UPDATED: 11 a.m. School Committee releasedits agenda and will vote onthe 2-year lease Monday night Framingham Patch has learned that MassBay Community College and Framingham has agreed, in terms, to a 2-year lease extension for the college to use the former Farley School building on Flagg Drive, next to Fuller Middle School and across from McCarthy ... (more)
Getting a welfare - reality' check
Five hours, five floors, "140 clicks" - it's how the Barre Democrat and chairman of the state Senate Ways and Means Committee spent his Friday three weeks ago, sitting in as case workers - sometimes with piles of papers and files around them - plugged away at a Holyoke welfare office.
School panel race the only contest in Harwich
The birth of the Monomoy Regional High School is tangible now. The foundation is poured, the girders will be arriving soon and the track and synthetic-surface multipurpose field are taking shape.
Patrick OK $21M in spending, reversing cuts
In light of stronger than anticipated tax collections through April and under pressure from lawmakers, the Patrick administration announced Friday it would restore $20.8 million in spending to the fiscal 2013 budget, including outlays that cover special education costs and reimbursements to cities and towns for regional and homeless student ... (more)
Meningitis outbreak criminal probe still ongoing
The U.S. Attorney in Boston has given notice in a pending civil case that his office is still actively investigating allegations concerning the drug compounding firm blamed for a nationwide fungal meningitis that has taken the lives of 15 Tennessee patients and sickened 152.
Elder services gets boost in Senate budget
Programs that allow poor elders to receive care in their own households, instead of turning to nursing homes, will see increases in funding next year - a much needed step in the right direction, said officials that help administer elder services.
Boston Public Market plays complementary role
A new marketing outlet for Massachusetts fruit and vegetable growers is coming to downtown Boston.
Gov. Deval Patrick: Gay marriage and the right to be ordinary
An estimated 6,000 people gathered at the State Capitol where Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the gay marriage bill, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in St.
Common Wealth: Who's Hot and Who's Not in Mass Politics?
Every Friday, GoLocalWorcester takes a look at who's rising and falling in the Massachusetts political world.