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Maura Healey Concerned Wind Energy Is Getting Too Expensive

By Colin Young State House News Service

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Nikki Haley Doing Three New Hampshire Events Thursday, September 21

Nikki Haley plans to do some heavy campaigning in the Granite State this week. The Republican presidential candidate, who served as governor of South Carolina and later as the United States ambassador to the United Nations, has three campaign events scheduled for Thursday, September 21 in New Hampshire.

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Massachusetts Libertarian U.S. Senate Candidate Dies

An Athol resident who launched a third-party U.S. Senate campaign earlier this year has died. Lou Marino, 48, died Monday, September 11, according to his obituary. The obituary said that he died unexpectedly "after being stricken ill."

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Maura Healey To Ban Massachusetts State Agencies From Buying Single-Use Plastic Bottles

Massachusetts state agencies will no longer be allowed to buy single-use plastic bottles, Governor Maura Healey announced in a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Monday. "In government, we have an obligation to stop contributing to this damage and chart a better path forward,"

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New Women’s Rights History Trail Will Help Boost Massachusetts Economy Through Tourism, State Legislator Says

Creating a Women's Rights History Trail will help increase tourism in Massachusetts, a state legislator said. In May 2022, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill creating a Women's Rights History Trail Task Force to come up with a "program … designating properties and sites

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Jane Swift Says Both Major Parties Should Nominate Younger Presidential Candidates

Former Massachusetts governor Jane Swift says she does not want to see a rematch of the 2020 presidential election. Instead, the moderate Republican wants to see both parties nominate different candidates.

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Poor New Hampshire Primary Performance Could Make Chris Christie Drop Out

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie already has an exit plan for the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Christie said that if he does not finish in the top four in the first few states, including New Hampshire, he will drop out.

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Massachusetts Job Gains Picked Up In August

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service