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Jul 2, 2007 5:36 AM CDT

Uninsured Ignore New Health-Care Law

Massachusetts takes its time enforcing universal requirement

(Newser) - A law requiring Massachusetts residents to have health insurance kicked in yesterday, but two-thirds of the 372,000 residents who need coverage haven't signed up, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Massachusetts is a pioneer in universal health care, and most people eligible for subsidized care have insurance, but some 6%...

New England Towns Mint Local Bucks

Jun 19, 2007 3:56 PM CDT

New England Towns Mint Local Bucks

But utopian experiment faces some hurdles: like paying the bills

(Newser) - A cluster of towns in Western Massachusetts has created its own currency—BerkShares. The banknotes, which trade for 90 cents on the dollar, feature local heroes like Norman Rockwell and are accepted as cash at 280 cafés, shops, and even the local "chakra balancing" joint.

Mass. Upholds Gay Marriage

Jun 15, 2007 7:27 AM CDT

Mass. Upholds Gay Marriage

Lawmakers reject call to give voters final say; issue won't face ballot box in '08

(Newser) - Gay couples in Massachussetts scored a major victory yesterday, after state legislators threw out a proposed constitutional amendment that would have put gay marriage to a popular vote. The proposed ban was defeated 151-45, only 5 votes short of the 50 necessary to place the issue on a statewide ballot...

Top Beaches 2007

Jun 11, 2007 10:04 PM CDT

Top Beaches 2007

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Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida
Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

EPA Must Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Apr 3, 2007 7:52 AM CDT

EPA Must Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Supreme Court ruling a rebuke to Bush's hands-off policy on auto emissions

(Newser) - Carbon dioxide must be regulated by the federal government unless it can provide a scientific reason not to, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 decision, which ordered the EPA to consider CO₂ an "air pollutant" as defined by the Clean Air Act, was a blow to the Bush...