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Update On SouthCoast Rail

Donna Motta March 28, 2016 Comments Off on Update On SouthCoast Rail

Southcoast Rail has been a long-talked about possibility for our region. Some say the rail will never come our way, others say its a definite possibility. Massachusetts Department of Transportation Project Manager Jean Fox

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Unemployment Rate Dropped In The Bay State

Donna Motta March 25, 2016 Comments Off on Unemployment Rate Dropped In The Bay State

The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in February from the January rate of 4.7, according to the the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The preliminary job estimates from the

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Governor Baker Supports Opioid Legislation

Donna Motta March 14, 2016 Comments Off on Governor Baker Supports Opioid Legislation

At the State House today, Monday, March 14th, Governor Charlie Baker signed landmark legislation into law to address the deadly opioid and heroin epidemic plaguing the Commonwealth. The bill, titled An Act relative to

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Special Senate Committee Report on Marijuana Released

Donna Motta March 8, 2016 Comments Off on Special Senate Committee Report on Marijuana Released

A referendum on the November Ballot will ask Massachusetts residents if they want to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Senator Mike Rodrigues, who serves on the Senate Special Committee on Marijuana that researched the

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State Senator Mike Rodrigues Talks Marijuana

Donna Motta March 7, 2016 Comments Off on State Senator Mike Rodrigues Talks Marijuana

Marijuana is topping the news these days with a question to appear on the November Ballot asking voters whether or not they want to approve a referendum that will allow the legal consumption of

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