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posted onJune 23, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE Walsh campaign spokeswoman Rachel Goldstein said — as the campaign had previously — that the payments to the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo have nothing to do with the ongoing federal probe, which led to the indictments of two of Walsh’s department heads (both have plead not guilty).   CAPITAL SOURCE Goldberg has built a reputation at the State House for taking no prisoners when she feels political players are not bending to her interests.  CAPITAL SOURCE The Roxbury city councilor raised only $250 during a two-week period from May 22 through June 1.  The latest legislative trend to weave its way through New England? Efforts to deregulate hair braiding.  CAPITAL SOURCE “Here’s the summer line up,” the governor teased in an email to prospective donors.   CAPITAL SOURCE House Majority Leader Ron Mariano is trying to use his political muscle to again quash legislation to expand what conditions opthalmologists can treat.  CAPITAL SOURCE After President Trump tweeted “covfefe” last week, a handful of individuals and companies are seeking to trademark the term.   CAPITAL SOURCE Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins took the stage before an unruly crowd Saturday. What happened next will shock you.   Roxbury has been designated a cultural district by the state, after a years-long effort to attract people seeking out a... Link to the full article to read more

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