Massachusetts
Worth a trip: Berkshire diary
July 25, 2011Berkshire County is a storied vacation spot year-round, but especially in this season; the summer home of the Boston Symphony is here at Tanglewood; nearby is Jacob's Pillow, a seasonal dance festival.
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Wisconsin union battle moves to … Massachusetts?
May 9, 2011The overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts state House passed a bill that would limit the right of public employees to collectively bargain for their health care.
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Massachusetts aims to curb modern-day slavery
January 28, 2011Massachusetts is one of only five states without a law aimed at ending human trafficking, but a bill introduced Jan. 20 into both the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives aims to change that.
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Workers invoke eminent domain to keep plant open
December 3, 2010For the first time ever, eminent domain may be used to keep a factory running and workers on their jobs.
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Key Obama ally re-elected in Massachusetts
November 4, 2010Massachusetts voters rejected the anti-incumbent, pro-Republican wave that swept much of the country on Tuesday.
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