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Senate Republicans early Saturday morning passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill, in a vote of 51-49, marking a significant victory for the GOP and President Donald Trump. It also marks the first major overhaul of the U.S. tax system in thirty years. No Democrat voted in favor of the legislation. Tennessee Sen.

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CAPITAL SOURCE Mayor Martin J. Walsh reportedly needled Representative David Nangle about his getting behind Third District candidate Lori Trahan.  CAPITAL SOURCE City voters approved the Community Preservation Act in 2016, allowing for a 1 percent surcharge on residential and business property taxes, beginning last July.  capital source The unfolding race to succeed outgoing US Representative Niki Tsongas in the Third Congressional District has created a web of odd alliances and pitted former colleagues in arms against one another.

After weeks of back-room negotiations, 51 of 52 Republican senators coalesced around a package that would dramatically lower taxes, particularly for corporations and wealthy individuals.  Speaking for the first time after a Globe report in which several men accused his husband of sexual assault and harassment, Senate president Stan Rosenberg said Bryon Hefner is entering a treatment program for alcohol dependency.  Democrats complained that some well-known conservatives have connections to the school, including Trump administration Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  Democrats are mocking wh

After weeks of back-room negotiations, 51 of 52 Republican senators coalesced around a package that would dramatically lower taxes, particularly for corporations and wealthy individuals.  Speaking for the first time after a Globe report in which several men accused his husband of sexual assault and harassment, Senate president Stan Rosenberg said Bryon Hefner is entering a treatment program for alcohol dependency.  Democrats complained that some well-known conservatives have connections to the school, including Trump administration Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  Democrats are mocking wh

After weeks of back-room negotiations, 51 of 52 Republican senators coalesced around a package that would dramatically lower taxes, particularly for corporations and wealthy individuals.  Speaking for the first time after a Globe report in which several men accused his husband of sexual assault and harassment, Senate president Stan Rosenberg said Bryon Hefner is entering a treatment program for alcohol dependency.  Democrats complained that some well-known conservatives have connections to the school, including Trump administration Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  Democrats are mocking wh

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