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Phase I of South Coast Rail has been approved by the state's top environmental official.

The City of New Bedford is undergoing an election recount of sorts tonight. Secretary of State William Galvin's Office randomly selected precincts throughout Massachusetts that would hand-count ballots from last week's election to ensure that regular and early voting was correctly implemented...

Massachusetts Education Secretary Jim Peyser met with area education leaders Wednesday morning at the UMass Dartmouth School of Law. Secretary Peyser discussed national and statewide education issues, and zeroed in on key issues affecting education on the Southcoast...

The New England Patriots got some good news today, regarding the eligibility of their long snapper, Joe Cardona.

State law indicates there can be no electioneering within 150 feet of the entrance to a polling place on election day. That rule has many people questioning whether former President Bill Clinton and New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell violated campaign rules as they stumped for Hillary Clinton right in front of a city polling location Tuesday...

BOSTON (AP) _ U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been chosen to deliver Northeastern University's commencement speech. Northeastern President Joseph Aoun said in a statement Tuesday that Kerry, like Northeastern, has deep roots in Massachusetts and is engaged in the global community...

Gov. Deval Patrick will have a new chief of staff for the final months of his administration. Officials said Thursday that Richard Sullivan, who currently serves in Patrick's cabinet as Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, would take over next month as the governor's chief of staff, replacing Brendan Ryan, who is leaving the governor's office...

Top officials from Gov. Deval Patrick's administration are fanning out across the state to sell the public on his package of tax hikes and increased spending on education and transportation. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Rick Sullivan spoke in New Bedford today, highlighting several ongoing projects in New Bedford as beneficiaries of Patrick's budget proposal...

Business leaders from across the Southcoast were updated on several ventures this morning. The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce's "Good Morning Southcoast" breakfast invited MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard Davey, along with representatives from K...