There was little time for lawmakers to review the bills, and many advocates were sidelined in the final decision-making.
Shirley Leung
Winners and losers in the last-minute legislative circusCollege kids don?t have anything on the crew on Beacon Hill when it comes to procrastination.
General Electric/Gensler
General Electric?s complex will will combine two old brick warehouses with a new 12-story building.
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Two men were charged in what authorities called a sophisticated region-wide operation targeting stores and ATMs after hours.
Charter school opponents kick off TV blitzThe main group opposing a November referendum that would allow for the creation or expansion of 12 charter schools per year is launching a potent 30-second spot.
An MBTA official responded that full machines are not unusual.
Maine police officer records encounter with ?mad cows?The Maine police officer found himself responding to reports of ?menacing? cows on Thursday.
Three indicted for conspiring to sell stolen razor bladesThe men allegedly sold $200,000 worth of Gillette blades, stolen from the company?s South Boston Manufacturing Center, on eBay.
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Donald Trump blamed elites ? not himself ? for his bumpy campaign.
?Captain Kahn is an American hero. We honor him and his family,? the GOP vice presidential candidate said on Monday.
Donald Trump tweets praise to Paul Ryan?s GOP opponentDonald Trump is tweeting kind words on the GOP race for House Speaker Paul Ryan?s Wisconsin seat ? but not for Ryan.
Despite vacancies and buyouts, MBTA considers layoffs The transit authority may still lay off workers as the agency faces a potential $110 million deficit.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
Tom Brady pitches in at ceremonies for Kevin FaulkIt was Kevin Faulk?s night, but Tom Brady crashed the party ? and he nearly brought the house down.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
No blockbusters, only tweaks, at the trade deadline.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
For many, it means brown lawns and warnings on water use. For farmers, the stakes are much higher.
Cheap Eats
Nachos without borders and more at Korean fusion spot OlitokiA new Allston restaurant takes inspiration from LA?s famed Kogi truck, serving quesa-kimchi-dillas and bulgogi beef and cheese eggrolls.
Balloon pilot was convicted of drunken driving 4 timesA former girlfriend said that Alfred ??Skip?? Nichols, pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, was a recovering alcoholic.
Miss Teen USA to keep her crown despite racist tweetsKarlie Hay will be allowed to keep her crown after tweets that included racist language were discovered on her private Twitter account.
Obama to start his Martha?s Vineyard vacation this SaturdayPlanning to go to Martha?s Vineyard for a getaway this month? You?re not the only one.
MICHAEL A. COHEN
GOP leaders stand by their manMany have condemned Donald Trump?s attacks on the Khan family, but still believe he should be president.
Private schools, painful secrets
The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliationThe Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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From the July Fourth celebration to the start of Patriots training camp, a look at some of the best images last month.
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Linebacker Shea McClellin knows how to learn a system from having played under three coaches in four years in Chicago
For 33 years, through nine world championships, Edwards kept the playing surface free of dust and dry of sweat.
When Kaine arrived in Cambridge in 1979, he wasn?t in his natural element.
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According to J.D. Power?s latest APEAL study, which measures owner satisfaction after 90 days.
New details raise questions about how police and fire agencies responded to the deadliest mass shooting in recent history.
The new deal comes a week after Verizon said it would pay $4.8 billion to buy Yahoo Inc.?s websites, apps, and other properties.
The actress?s busy week included a stop on the island.
ground game
Ground Game: Obama, Trump, and the ?other? factorEight years after President Obama was the ?other,? there?s suddenly a new kind of ?other? ? a super rich celebrity.
Design New England
?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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Chorus of GOP voices grows denouncing Donald Trump for comments on Muslim soldier?s family
The college debt crisis is even worse than you think
Vote all you want. The secret government won?t change.
Donald Trump tweets kind words to Paul Ryan?s GOP opponent
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