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NATIONAL WIRE: TRUMP ROLLS ON, ROLLING BACK LGBTQ PROTECTIONS

Written by MIKE CLIFFORD Posted October 15, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The Trump administration has been wasting no time when it comes to rolling back protections for the gay community, and Bay State advocates say that is especially true for transgender people.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: advocates, Bay State, gay community, LGBTQ, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, transgender, Trump, Trump administration

GUEST OP-ED: COMMUTER RAILROADING

Written by CRAIG HUGHES Posted March 21, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Despite repeated outsourcing failures, MBTA eyes privatization of core services

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Bay State, Boston Globe, Charlie Baker, commuter rail, FMCB, IAM Local 264, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Keolis, MBTA, McKinsey & Company, National Employment Law Project, outsourcing, Pioneer Institute, public transit, Snowpocalypse, T, TransPro

GRUDGE WAR: MASS CONTINUES PERSECUTION OF CANNABIS DOC IN THE LEGALIZATION ERA

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted January 9, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

GRUDGE WAR: MASS CONTINUES PERSECUTION OF CANNABIS DOC IN THE LEGALIZATION ERA

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Bay State, Beacon Hill, BORIM, Canna Care docs, cannabis, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth, Department of Public Health, DPH, Dr. John Nadolny, legalization, Marijuana, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, MMA

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE PATIENTS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 4, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

The battle for medical marijuana continues in post-prohibition Mass

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Bay State, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, Commonwealth, Department of Public Health, DPH, legalization, Marijuana, Massachusetts, MMA, MPAA, Nichole Snow, pot

LOCAL PROHIBITION IS STILL PROHIBITION

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Posted December 8, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

Group representing Mass municipalities wants local politicians to have the power to ban pot shops

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: andrew quemere, Bay State, Billerica, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, Commonwealth, Geoffrey Beckwith, legalization, Marijuana, Mass Municipal Association, Massachusetts, MMA, pot, West Bridgewater

POTUS MAXIMUS: HOW THE GOP CIRCUS MAKES MASS POLITICIANS LOOK GOOD

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 4, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The theatrics offered an interesting if not harrowing look at the madness that’s transpiring across the border.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Bay State, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Fox News, George Pataki, GOP, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Manchester, Massachusetts, Mike Huckabee, New Hampshire, primaries, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, St. Anselm's

SPLITTING PURPLE HAIRS: DUELING MASS LEGALIZATION CAMPAIGNS FINALIZE BALLOT LANGUAGE

Written by MIKE CANN Posted July 21, 2015 Filed Under: Blunt Truth, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

"We believe the people of Massachusetts deserve some role in creating legislation that is meant to serve them,."

Filed Under: Blunt Truth, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Bay State, Bay State Repeal, Bill Downing, cannabis, Cannabis Society of Massachusetts, Dispensaries, Jeremiah MacKinnon, legalization, Marijuana Policy Project, Massachusetts, MassCann, Matt Simon, Michael Latulippe, MPP, NORML, ReformMA.com

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