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A pro-life conservative who used to work as a lawyer for what is now Alliance Defending Freedom is now the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mike Johnson, 51, a Republican congressman from Louisiana, won more than the 217 votes needed to become speaker a little before 2
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One of the best high girls' cross country runners in Maine is a male. Soren Stark-Chessa, a sophomore at Maine Coast Waldorf School, recently won the Southern Maine Class C Regional meet. Stark-Chessa came in first place out of 83 competitors at the October 20 meet, according to Athletic.
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The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance is planning to help the state auditor gather signatures to try to put a measure on the 2024 state ballot that would give her explicit authority to audit the state legislature. State Auditor Diane DiZoglio has attempted to audit the Massachusetts Legislature, but the leaders of
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When it comes to President Joe Biden, Bay Staters are split. In a recent UMass Amherst poll with a 5.1 percent margin of error, the sitting president has a 49 percent approval rating among Massachusetts adults. He also has a 46 percent disapproval rating, despite Massachusetts being among the
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Massachusetts state Representative Peter Durant (R-Spencer) has former governor Charlie Baker's support in his state Senate run. Baker endorsed Durant over state Representative Jonathan Zlotnik (D-Gardner) in the November 7 Worcester and Hampshire District special election.
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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service Senior management at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority displayed "poor judgment" in going ahead with the opening the new Green Line Extension last year despite knowing there were problems with the tracks, and in not disclosing those failures to Governor Maura
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People no longer need to put their sex or gender identification on marriage licenses in Somerville, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne's office announced late last week. The mayor worked with the city clerk, Kimberly Wells, to make the change.
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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