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AG Announces Terms of Settlement Allowing Dollar Tree to Aquire Family Dollar 

7/02/2015 Office of the Attorney General

21 Family Dollar Stores in Massachusetts to be Sold to Sycamore Partners and Become Dollar Expresses

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AG Healey Sues Medical Companies for Deceptively Marketing Treatments at Unlicensed Medical Clinic in Framingham 

7/02/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Filed against Men’s Medical Clinic for Falsely Advertising Erectile Dysfunction Treatment to Vulnerable Consumers

Press Release

AG Healey Pushes for Increased Transparency in Energy Transmission Rates 

6/30/2015 Office of the Attorney General

AG Healey, Rhode Island Attorney General and Energy Advocates Send Letter to ISO-New England and New England Transmission Owners Arguing for a Public Process For Proposed Rate Increases

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AG Healey Report: Barriers Remain for Patients Seeking Access to Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment 

6/30/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Current Approaches Separate Behavioral Health and Physical Care, Challenging Coordination of Patient Care Efforts; AG Makes Recommendations to Advance Access

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AG Healey Celebrates Earned Sick Time Law and Regulations Officially Going Into Effect 

6/30/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Announces Second Round of Informational Sessions and Webinars to Help Businesses Comply with New Law That Gives One Million More Employees Access to Paid Sick Leave

Press Statement

Statement from AG Healey on U.S. Supreme Court Remanding EPA's Rule to Reduce Toxic Power Plant Emissions 

6/29/2015 Office of the Attorney General

AG Healey Led Coalition of States in Defending EPA’s Rule to Reduce Mercury and Other Harmful Emissions that Endanger Public Health

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AG Healey Strikes Agreements with Three Towns to Redevelop and Clean Up Contaminated Land 

6/29/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Projects will redevelop contaminated sites, pave the way for new construction, create jobs, preserve open space and produce clean energy

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AG Healey Announces Summer Jobs Grant Recipients During Visit to Chelsea Collaborative 

6/29/2015 Office of the Attorney General

More than $300,000 in Grants Will Fund 200 Summer Jobs that Focus on Violence Prevention, Anti-Bullying and Physical Wellness

Press Release

Lawrence Man Arrested, Arraigned for Major Drug Trafficking Operations 

6/29/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Authorities Seized Approximately 30 Pounds of Suspected Heroin, Fentanyl; Estimated Street Value of Several Million Dollars

Press Statement

AG Healey Praises Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Right to Marry Nationwide 

6/26/2015 Office of the Attorney General

AG Led Multistate Effort in Support of the Right to Marry; Argued that Laws Barring Same-Sex Couples from Marrying are Unconstitutional

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Alleged Leader of Essex County Drug Distribution Network Arrested, Arraigned 

6/26/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Charged in Connection with Trafficking Cocaine, Possession of Oxycodone and Heroin

Press Release

AG Healey Launches Community Action Hours in Roxbury 

6/26/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Delivers on pledge to bring resources from the AG’s Office directly to communities, Healey brings attorneys, staff to educate people on workers’ rights, assist on issues

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Two Lawrence Men Indicted for Running Extensive Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution Operation 

6/26/2015 Office of the Attorney General

Almost One Kilogram of Fentanyl, Kilogram-and-a-Half of Heroin Seized; Drugs Have Street Value of More than $1 Million

Press Statement

AG Healey Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision to Support Health Insurance Assistance Under the Affordable Care Act 

6/25/2015 Office of the Attorney General

AG Previously Joined Multistate Effort in Defense of Nationwide Access to Tax Credits When Purchasing Health Insurance under the National Health Care Law