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Massachusetts aims to cut growth of its ballooning health care costs

By Abby Goodnough Aug. 1, 2012

The Massachusetts Legislature passed a first-in-the-nation bill Tuesday that seeks to limit the growth of health care costs in the state.

World and Nation

Weeks of indecision end for many New Hampshire primary voters

By Abby Goodnough Jan. 11, 2012

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Some cast votes grudgingly, others with utmost confidence in their choice, and many in New Hampshire’s famously late-breaking electorate voted in New Hampshire’s Republican primary on Tuesday after making up their minds at the last minute. Their decisions were based on economic concerns and, in many cases, pragmatism, with the aim of defeating President Barack Obama in November.

World and Nation

Multiple tornadoes touch down in Massachusetts, causing fatalities

By Abby Goodnough Jun. 3, 2011

BOSTON — At least four people were killed when tornadoes touched down Wednesday in Springfield, Mass., and a number of nearby towns. The twisters flipped vehicles, collapsed buildings and stunned residents who are not used to such violent storms.

News

Plan for a Kennedy Successor Advances With House Approval

By Abby Goodnough Sep. 18, 2009

After hours of testy debate, the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim successor to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

World and Nation

At Harvard, Leaner Times Mean No More Hot Breakfast

By Abby Goodnough Oct. 9, 2009

Gone are the hot breakfasts in most dorms and the pastries at Widener Library. Varsity athletes are no longer guaranteed free sweatsuits, and just this week came the jarring news that professors will go without cookies at faculty meetings.

World and Nation

Shorts (right)

By Abby Goodnough Sep. 25, 2009

Gov. Deval Patrick today named Paul G. Kirk Jr., a former aide and longtime confidant of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, to Kennedy’s seat.

News

Massachusetts Hopes Another Kennedy Will Take Up Senate

By Abby Goodnough and Sara Rimer Sep. 4, 2009

Nearly everyone in Massachusetts is waiting for Joseph P. Kennedy II to make up his mind.

World and Nation

New Hampshire Approves Same-Sex Marriage

By Abby Goodnough Jun. 5, 2009

The New Hampshire legislature approved revisions to a same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday, and Gov. John Lynch promptly signed the legislation, making the state the sixth to let gay couples wed.

World and Nation

Shorts (right)

By Abby Goodnough Mar. 3, 2009

The legal advocacy group that successfully argued for sex-same marriage in Massachusetts intends to file suit here on Tuesday seeking some federal benefits for spouses in such marriages.

News

Patrick Proposes Ethics Reform to Curb Corrupt Politicians and Lobbyists

By Abby Goodnough Jan. 7, 2009

Responding to a rash of public corruption scandals in Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday proposed steeper fines for ethics violations and other improvements to laws meant to keep government officials and lobbyists honest.

World and Nation

Seeking An Edge, Florida Legislature Approves Plans to Move Up Primary

By Abby Goodnough May. 4, 2007

Casting more uncertainty over the presidential nominating process for 2008, the Florida Legislature on Thursday moved the state’s primary up to Jan. 29, ignoring the threat of sanctions from the national Republican and Democratic parties.

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