The transportation board said it will not go forward with the Green Line project unless it is cheaper and the MBTA seeks more funding sources.
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State Senator Brian Joyce will pay nearly $5,000 for tapping campaign funds to pay for his son?s 2014 high school graduation party.
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Baker neutral on universal early educationMayor Marty Walsh wants increased funding for early education, saying it can make or break a student?s scholastic success or struggle.
Opioid task force will target MDs, pharmacistsNationally, the number of opioid prescriptions jumped nearly 140 percent between the mid-1990s and 2013.
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Data show opioids? deadly tollPeople 25 to 44 years old are hardest hit by the opioid overdose epidemic that has left thousands dead in Massachusetts.
Walsh considers offering tax breaks to city?s landlordsWith rising housing costs forcing tenants out the city, Mayor Marty Walsh is considering offering tax breaks to landlords who charge below-market rents.
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A new survey suggests that Republicans John Kasich and Jeb Bush would benefit most from a strong independent turnout in the GOP primary.
Louis DiNunzio received a federal sentence of 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute marijuana.
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A report commissioned by the Boston Foundation describes an arts landscape of stark contrasts.
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Courting confusionMiddlesex DA Marian T. Ryan has offered conflicting signals on whether she will try Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the killing of MIT police officer Sean Collier.
Police had to rush forgotten footballs, air gauges to Patriots game The referees who worked the playoff game between the Patriots and Chiefs on Saturday forgot to bring a few tools of their trade.
Storm may sideswipe Mass., forecasters say The National Weather Service says a storm headed for the East Coast could hit hardest in the mid-Atlantic states.
Big storm with significant snowfall loomsForecasters warn of heavy, ??perhaps crippling?? snow across the northern mid-Atlantic region, probably beginning Friday.
GOP?s second-tier candidates look for a breakthrough in N.H.Four candidates are battling to emerge as the mainstream alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
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Democratic voters in Iowa have warmed to Bernie Sanders, just as they did in Vermont, sending him to Congress 10 times.
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To attract GE, city and state officials agreed to help facilitate the construction of a helipad in Boston.
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Brady is not a crybaby, just a feverish competitorThe difference between winner and whiner is a matter of perception in sports.
The linebacker cut his leg kicking out a car window to help a woman who had gotten into an accident near Gillette Stadium.
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An immigrant?s son on the stumpCan Ted Cruz make voters forget the disconnect between his current immigration stance and the facts about his family?s journey to America?
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Catcher Christian Vazquez, infielder Yoan Moncada, and pitcher Matt Barnes were all in Fort Myers last weekend.
In Corporal Christopher Orlando?s honor, the town is offering residents a special Hingham flag with a message of support for troops.
Kerry is hoping to resolve differences with Russia on who is eligible to join U.N.-mediated peace talks for Syria.
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The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group?s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.
Office supplies retailer Staples Inc. delayed its planned merger with rival Office Depot Inc.
As it turns 100, the national media and big campaign money are muscling in on the action.
There is often as much sorrow and seriousness as there is humor in this new FX series.
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Thousands of residents in Michigan have been exposed to toxic amounts of lead, including about 9,000 children.
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As pope visits synagogue, some issues still unsettledThese visits are always special, given that arguably no Jewish community has felt the sting of Catholic opprobrium more than the one in Rome.
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