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Article: Legislators hopeful pre-kindergarten bill will pass.(NEWS)

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February 2, 2007
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Byline: Kate Plourd

BOSTON - State legislators are hopeful that the universal pre-kindergarten bill former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney vetoed last year will become law now that Democrat Gov. Deval L. Patrick is in the executive office.

State Sen. Robert A. Antonioni, D-Leominster, and state Rep. Patricia A. Haddad, D-Somerset, re-filed the bill last month to create a voluntary universal pre-kindergarten education program for all children 3 and 4 years old in the state.

They told a group of supporters at the Education for All Campaign Advisory Committee celebration Tuesday that they were committed to passing the bill. "I'm confident that with ...

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