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Mass. gas prices at 4-year low
The drop in gas prices in Massachusetts continues for another week. The cost of a gallon of gas dropped another 7 cents in the past week and now stands at the lowest level in nearly four years.
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Mormons in the crosshairs
Mormons have a reason to be nervous. I didn't fully appreciate it two years ago, when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints first came under an intense political spotlight.
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Deval Patrick names Superior Court Judge Ralph Gants to SJC
Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday nominated Suffolk Superior Court Judge Ralph Gants to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Judicial Court, citing the jurist's "intellectual horsepower" and "reverence for justice" as ...
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Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS
Gay and bisexual men in Massachusetts continue to be the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic according to a new report by the state Department of Public Health, which recommends the state step up its fight against ...
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AAA: Mass. gas prices fall below $2 a gallon
Massachusetts gas prices have fallen below $2 a gallon for the first time since early 2005, AAA Southern New England said today.
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Mormons' uneasy victory
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is becoming a potent political force.
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Malpractice Settlements May Be Lowered By Electronic Health Records
Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Medical Malpractice / Litigation Use of electronic health records may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study.
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Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS
Gay and bisexual men in Massachusetts continue to be the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic with a significant percentage of new cases appearing among minority men.
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State Targets Tax Cheats
Massachusetts is increasingly relying on cyber audits to track down tax scofflaws.
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Retiring SJC judge Greaney no shrinking violet
Josh Reynolds/Associated PressJustice John Greaney, the longest-serving member of the state Supreme Judicial Court, retires today.
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Health Officials Release Groundbreaking Report On Health Disparities...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has released the nation's first statewide population-based look at health disparities based on sexual orientation.
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Celebrating Goodridge's social innovation
Five years to the day that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declared that same-sex couples were entitled to civil marriage rights under the state constitution, a group of marriage equality advocacy ...
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Massachusetts must put more plunder in its lottery
The United States Census Bureau has released the 2007 Survey of State Government Finances which includes data on revenue generated by state lotteries .
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Too late for '08
It is good news and bad news for toy shoppers this season. As MassPIRG - the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group - unveiled its annual list of dangerous toys in time for the holidays, the nonprofit ...
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Mass. couple escapes Mumbai attacks
A Brockton couple is safe after being trapped in an Indian hotel that was attacked by terrorists.
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Lynn ranked third most dangerous city in Massachusetts
A recent nationwide crime survey suggests the old saying, "Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin" is more accurate than city officials would like to admit.
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Memo links Mass. couple to Prop 22, Mormon strategy
The leak of a decade-old internal memo of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is providing insight into how deeply involved the church has been in the fight against same-sex marriage in California ...
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Agencies in Massachusetts Propose Stormwater Controls to Reduce Phosphorus in River
The Environmental Protection Agency said Nov. 17 that it will begin requiring certain industrial, commercial and high-density residential facilities in three Massachusetts communities along the Charles River ...
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Mass. Nurse Accused Of Plotting To Free Rapist
Hide Video A Massachusetts nurse has been charged with trying to help a convicted rapist accused of stabbing his attorney escape from prison.
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One of the first gay couples to get a marriage license in Massachusetts
In November of 2003, the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts ruled that the state law restricting gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts was discrimination and violated the state constitution.
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