en News 15 Thursday, Nov. 05 PORTLAND, Maine -- Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date.]]> By John Curran, Associated Press Wednesday, Nov. 04 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man claims in a federal lawsuit that an FBI agent and a state trooper failed to help him after New Haven police falsely arrested him on drug charges.]]> Associated Press Wednesday, Nov. 04 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.]]> Associated Press Saturday, Oct. 31 BOSTON -- The United States government and Massachusetts are clashing over the issue of extending federal benefits to married same-sex couples, with the Obama administration arguing that the government is not obligated to provide benefits to gay couples.]]> By Conor Berry Friday, Oct. 30 WORCESTER - Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday he plans to close the state's $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns warned would decimate local education and public safety.]]> By Glen Johnson, Associated Press Wednesday, Oct. 28 BOSTON -- Massachusetts will consider a fund to provide capital to small- and medium-sized businesses, Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced Tuesday as he closed a one-day summit with government and business leaders.]]> By Glen Johnson, Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 27 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island state police say a man drove a mile and half with another man lodged in his windshield after hitting the victim with his car.]]> Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 27 BOSTON (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Alan Khazei surprised his host Monday by urging the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce to abandon its planned support for casino gambling in Massachusetts.]]> Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 27 BOSTON (AP) -- One of six Harvard Medical School researchers sickened after drinking coffee laced with a toxic chemical said Monday he does not see how the poisoning could have been accidental, but has no idea who might be responsible.]]> Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 27 BOSTON (AP) -- A gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won't be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S., the husband said Monday.]]> Associated Press Wednesday, Sept. 23 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The state's main landfill was plagued for years by waste, mismanagement and ethical breaches including suspected rigged bids, dubious land sales and no-bid contracts that that squandered $75 million or more, according to a state audit released Tuesday.]]> Associated Press Saturday, Sept. 19 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Northern New England's fall foliage is expected to be spectacular this year, unlike tourism revenues, which likely will remain muted as the economy slowly recovers.]]> Associated Press Monday, Sept. 14 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine tops all other states when it comes to its Web site in a survey by Rutgers University and San Francisco State University.]]> Associated Press Associated press Sunday, May 31 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Connecticut General Assembly won't take up a bill this session banning a long list of wild and potentially dangerous animals as pets.]]> Associated Press