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Springfield Officials Opt To Not Hold Casino Referendum In June

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

A plan to hold a casino referendum in Springfield on the same day as the June 25th Special Election to fill Massachusetts' vacant US Senate seat is going by the wayside.

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

The Boston marathon bombings are reviving the debate over the death penalty in Massachusetts. The death penalty was abolished in Massachusetts in 1984.

Date: 04/23/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Council will consider a zoning amendment tonight that nearly doubles the areas in the city where medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to operate.

Date: 04/22/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Congressman Ed Markey holds a 10-point lead over Congressman Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary race for the open U-S senate seat in Massachusetts, according to a poll released Saturday by Wes

Date: 04/22/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

A newly released poll on the Massachusetts race to fill the vacant U.S.

Date: 04/22/2013

Contributor: New England Pub...

Before the Massachusetts House of Representatives began debate on a proposed 33.9 billion-dollar state budget today, House Speaker Robert Deleo took a moment to remember the victims in Monday's bom

Date: 04/19/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

Many bus and train routes throughout the Northeast were disrupted as law enforcement officials continued to search the region for one of the suspects of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon.

Date: 04/19/2013

Contributor: Sarah Birnbaum

Our state house reporter, Sarah Birnbaum, reports on Thursday's interfaith memorial service for the victims of Monday's bombings.

Date: 04/18/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Massachusetts public health officials will hold public hearings Friday in Northampton, Boston, and Plymouth on proposed regulations for the state's new medical marijuana law.

Date: 04/18/2013

Contributor: Adam Frenier

Meeting in Palmer Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously to open up Southeastern Massachusetts to commercial casino bids.

Date: 04/17/2013

Contributor: Adam Frenier

Current regulations prevent a vote until the investigation process is completed. This is a change in policy for the board which regulates Gambling in the Commonwealth.

Date: 04/18/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

In the aftermath of the bombings at Monday's Boston Marathon, police and organizers of upcoming summer events in the Berkshires say they have plans in place to anticipate security threats.

Date: 04/16/2013

Contributor: Leanna First-Arai

In the aftermath of the explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday, the emergency medical community is receiving praise for how it responded to the disaster.

Date: 04/16/2013

Contributor: Henry Epp

Monday's Boston Marathon explosions have devastated the city and its residents.

Date: 04/16/2013

Contributor: Kari Njiiri

As law enforcement conducts its investigation into the Boston Marathon explosions, public health officials will be doing some investigating of their own into the emergency response to Monday's atta

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