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Massachusetts Lieutenant-Governor Timothy Murray says he is expanding a Task Force he heads to promote and protect the state's six military bases from possible Pentagon cutbacks or closures.
The Massachusetts Senate unveiled its response to a House plan for the state's next budget Wednesday. The $32.3 billion spending plan put forward by the Senate Ways and Means Committee would not raise any state taxes but would draw $290 million from the state's so-called "rainy day" fund. The budget also calls for some spending cuts and the use of one-time revenues to close a projected $1.4 billion budget gap.
A Massachusetts judge has granted a new trial for a man convicted two years ago of killing another man outside a Springfield store. The decision was based on the recantation of a main prosecution witness in the case of Charles Wilhite.
Like many communities, Northampton, Massachusetts has seen an uptick in the number of people sleeping outside now that many emergency shelters have closed for the season.
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Focus Western New England
From calling them Soccer Moms to Walmart women, political candidates vying for women voters often try to put the gender in a box. On Focus: Western New England (3/15/12), we take a closer look at women voters and hear what they really want from their elected officials.
This hour, electricity -- or the lack of it. In the 2008 ice storm, the December 2010 snowstorm, this year's June tornados, August's Tropical Storm Irene, and last months freak snowstorm . All of these volatile weather events strained the region's electric system past the breaking point.
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