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Retiring Democratic State Legislator Praises Massachusetts Legislature For Same-Sex Marriage, Transparency

A longtime state representative leaving office in January 2025 cited the Massachusetts Legislature's refusal to put same-sex marriage to a statewide referendum as among his proudest moments in office. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in November 2003 issued a 4-3 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, the

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Massachusetts Republican Party Endorses No On Ballot Question 5, Saying Tipped Workers Should Not Also Get $15-An-Hour Minimum Wage

The Massachusetts Republican Party says no to Ballot Question 5. Ballot Question 5 in Massachusetts will let voters decide if the state should raise its tipped minimum wage from $6.75 an hour to match the state's minimum wage by 2029 (the state's minimum wage is

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Massachusetts Senate Advances Child Custody Bill, But Some Irked About How Bill Suddenly Appeared

By Sam Doran State House News Service

Boston Globe

Polyamorous Relationships ‘A Good Thing’? Boston Globe: Yes; Actually: No

Just when you thought The Boston Globe couldn't get any more liberal, it somehow exceeded our expectations. The Boston Globe ran an opinion piece this past weekend that praised polyamorous relationships and called for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to offer government recognition of polyamory.

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New Owners Shift Massachusetts Health Care Landscape

By Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Two Former Tobin School Administrators Fined $4,000 For Violating Conflict-of-Interest Laws

Two former administrators from Boston's Tobin School, principal Natasha Halfkenny and assistant principal Coreen Miranda, have each been fined $4,000 for violating conflict of interest laws. The fines stem from their misuse of tickets that had been donated for Tobin School students to attend the musical Hamilton

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Massachusetts Students Excel on MCAS and Global Standardized Tests, Study Says

Massachusetts students as of 10 years ago were not only excelling on the state's Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exams but were also performing on par with some of the top-ranked education systems worldwide, according to a newly published study from Pioneer Institute. The study compared MCAS results from

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Five Questions For Zuri Ferguson: Olympic Swimmer and Attleboro High Senior

What were you doing at 17 years old? Were you competing in the Summer Olympics, like Zuri Ferguson? Ferguson, now a senior at Attleboro High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke for the Trinidad and Tobago national team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in