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Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) plans to seek another term. Spilka, who has represented the Middlesex and Norfolk District since 2005, told GBH News she is running for re-election in 2024. She also said she will run for Senate president again if she wins her re-election bid. Spilka has
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Gender exists on a spectrum, and there are more than two genders, a curriculum at Uxbridge High School says. The 8th-grade health curriculum at Uxbridge High School uses the genderbread person to teach this claim as fact, instead of the common understanding that there are two sexes, male and female,
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Maine Republicans are calling for the impeachment of Maine's secretary of state, who recently ruled that Donald Trump should not appear on the state's presidential election ballot. Shenna Bellows, the Maine secretary of state, is "a biased Democrat Party hack, unworthy of the high office
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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After five straight years of minimum wage increases, Massachusetts has a new year and the same minimum wage. The current minimum wage in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is $15 an hour.
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu says former New Jersey governor Chris Christie should drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Sununu said he thinks that if Christie stays in the race he will fracture the anti-Donald Trump vote, aiding the former president and hurting Sununu's choice, Nikki
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A lot went down in Massachusetts in 2023. Maura Healey took office as governor, Amy Carnevale became chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, and Boston city councilor Kendra Lara lost re-election, among other things.
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Various parts of the country and world have unique cuisines. The South Shore of Massachusetts does, too. While parts of Southeastern Massachusetts are known for their cranberry production, another food unique to the region stands out: South Shore bar pizza.
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