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Fears in Massachusetts that Trump’s bill could unravel health safety net

BOSTON (AP) — In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is dismantling piece-by-piece a popular program that has provided insurance, preventive care and life-saving medication to hundreds of thousands of people. The ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass bill to ban sales of assault weapons

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's Democratic-controlled state House on Friday approved legislation that would ban the sale and manufacturing of many semiautomatic rifles commonly referred to as assault weapons. The proposal now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, who said ...