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Massachusetts House and Senate’s Self-Generated Audits Provide Little Information
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Chicopee Man Gets 42 Years For Murder and Kidnapping
Chicopee resident Brandon Batiste, 36, received a 42-year prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford, Connecticut this week for the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man in 2020, according to a press release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District
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‘Choose Life’ License Plates Organization Affiliating With Massachusetts Citizens for Life
The organization that sponsors pro-life license plates in Massachusetts is affiliating with Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Choose Life Massachusetts has made "Choose Life" license plates an option in the state since 2010, as NewBostonPost has reported.
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Five Standout Transgender High School Girls’ Sports Athletes In New England In Recent Years
One of the things New England is known for is its great professional sports teams. The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series nine times, the New England Patriots have won six Super Bowls (all in the 21st century), the Boston Celtics have won 17 National Basketball Association championships,
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Merit-Based Admissions To Vocational Schools Discriminate Against Racial Minorities, Disabled, Immigrants, and Poor Kids, Massachusetts State Legislators Say
Using grades, attendance, disciplinary record, and interviews to evaluate eighth-graders applying to selective regional vocational high schools discriminates against "students of color," "students with a disability," "English language learners," and "economically disadvantaged students," members of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus say. Instead,
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Six Republicans and Six Democrats Make Vermont Presidential Primary Ballot
Who will be on the presidential primary ballot in Vermont next year? Vermont's Secretary of State, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, announced that six Republicans and six Democrats made the cut this week, according to VTDigger.
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Massachusetts Gas Prices Down Another Five Cents A Gallon
The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts is down five cents a gallon in the past week. At $3.26 per gallon, it is 16 cents per gallon cheaper than it was a month ago, and 18 cents per gallon less than it was a year ago
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Massachusetts Population Now Exceeds Seven Million People; Immigrants Coming In Outnumber Americans Going Out
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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