Thomas Birmingham, former state Senate president, dies at 73

BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Senate President Thomas Birmingham, who helped ensure passage of the the state's landmark 1993 education law, has died. He was 73. Birmingham grew up in the working class city of Chelsea and went on to attend Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

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