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“I’m incredibly humbled to be nominated for this position by the Speaker,” Sanchez said in a statement. “Having chaired the Committees on Public Health and Health Care Financing, I hope to use this post to protect those in most need off it — like many of my constituents — while protecting our state finances and the Massachusetts economy.”
Commenting on his nomination to chair the House Ways and Means committee.
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Beltway Politics
Cannabis
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Legislature seeks to double tax on recreational marijuana
Boston Business Journal
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Mass. lawmakers unveil proposed overhaul of marijuana law
Boston Globe
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Lawmakers reveal new deal on state marijuana law
WCVB
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Marijuana in Massachusetts: Lawmakers agree to rewrite of voter-approved pot law, propose taxes up to 20 percent
MassLive
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Groundbreaking medical pot case allowed to move forward
WCVB
Civil Rights
Education
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Baker signs off on Lowell high school
Boston Herald
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State Rep. Scibak talks up tuition-free education bill
Boston Herald
Environment
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Rattlesnake rattles Springfield's South End neighborhood
MassLive
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Refuge petition asks governor to back Keating bill
Wicked Local Orleans
Gaming
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Are thoroughbreds a good bet for the state?
Commonwealth Magazine
Health Care
Judiciary
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Malden, Medford to receive funding for housing courts
Lynn Daily News Item
Labor
Legislative
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Boston Rep. Jeff Sánchez Tapped For House Ways And Means Chairmanship
WBUR
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DeLeo picks Jamaica Plain Democrat as next budget chief
Boston Globe
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New position for Rep. Benson in State House shake-up
Lowell Sun
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Amid House promotions, Holmes calls demotion "petty"
State House News Service
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Sanchez named House Ways & Means chairman
Commonwealth Magazine
Local Government
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Lynnfield library must wait
Lynn Daily News Item
Public Safety
State Finance
State Government
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This Week On Beacon Hill: WMass Transit Woes, State Budget Not Finalized, Cost of Tuition
New England Public Radio
Taxation
Utilities
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Falmouth ruling bolsters cause for neighbors of Plymouth turbines
Cape Cod Times
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Baker steps up role in vetting Weymouth gas project
Boston Globe