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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulations Finalized

Date: 05/08/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

Massachusetts health officials have finalized the rules and the amount of medical marijuana for patients.

Date: 05/08/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

The Massachusetts public health council signed off on a proposed merger today between Northampton's Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Boston's Mass General Hospital.

Date: 05/07/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

UMass Dartmouth, where one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was a student, is stepping up security and limiting the number of people who can attend commencement ceremonies.

Date: 05/07/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

After delaying an expected vote Monday night, The Springfield City Council could decide as early as Friday to ratify a proposed host community agreement to build a casino in the city.

Massachusetts' Teacher of the Year Announced

Date: 05/07/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

A Springfield high school teacher is this year's "Teacher of the Year" in Massachusetts. The award calls attention to a new initiative in the city's schools.

Dueling Ads in US Senate Race in MA

Date: 05/06/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

In the US Senate race, it's been a day of words, images and an empty chair.

Preview of the Anthony Baye Trial

Date: 05/06/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Jury selection in the long-delayed trial of alleged Northampton, Massachusetts arsonist Anthony Baye is began Monday.

Date: 05/03/2013

Contributor: Jeremy Goodwin

Student activism may prompt a change in admissions policy at Smith College with respect to prospective students who identify as transgender.

Date: 05/03/2013

Contributor: Susan Kaplan

The building collapse in Bangladesh has renewed the discussion about working conditions around the world.

Coming through the Boston Marathon Just Okay

Date: 05/03/2013

Contributor: New England Pub...

Commentator Robert Chipkin, a columnist and editor at MassLive and The Republican, was at the Boston Marathon. His daughter crossed the finish line. And everything was great, until it wasn't.

Morning Edition Extra, May 3rd, 2013

Date: 05/03/2013

This week on Morning Edition Extra, ESPN's Howard Bryiant on Jason Collins coming out, plus contemporary art in traditional Stockbridge, Mass., and commentator Robert Chipkin on the Boston Ma

Date: 05/03/2013

Contributor: Jeremy Goodwin

Stockbridge, Massachusetts is best known for its preservation of the past—the cozy, small-town feel that inspired Norman Rockwell's most celebrated work.

Date: 05/02/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

It's a decision that might have cost Scott Brown re-election….and it's one that Republican Senatorial candidate Gabriel Gomez has no plans to repeat.

State of Massachusetts has new Probation Chief

Date: 05/02/2013

Contributor: Helen Barrington

The State of Massachusetts has a new probation commissioner.

Date: 05/02/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

The agreement signed by Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and MGM Resorts this week is now before the city council. If it passes, it could go to voters in a city-wide referendum in mid-July.

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