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Healey, Driscoll Outside State Through July 4 Holiday
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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On Massachusetts Sex-Ed Reform, Let’s Make Our Voices Heard; Here’s How
The Healey administration wants to update the Massachusetts health framework guidelines, including sex education — and it wants the public's input. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously approved a framework for health and physical education in the state's public schools on Tuesday, June 27,
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CIA Veteran Selected To Oversee Massachusetts State House Security
By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants Takes Effect This Weekend In Massachusetts
A ballot question allowing illegal immigrants to apply for driver's license access to illegal immigrants took effect on Saturday, July 1. Then-governor Charlie Baker initially vetoed legislation passed by the legislature, but a majority Massachusetts voters voted "yes" on a ballot question in November 2022
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Air Quality Alert Back For Central and Western Massachusetts
The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality warning for western and central Massachusetts, including Worcester. The decreased air quality comes as Canadian wildfires continue to burn. There were 500 wildfires on Friday, June 30, with the smoke plume reaching as far as Europe, according to CBS
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Red Sox Top Blue Jays On Play-At-The-Plate
The Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, July 1, on an outfield assist to the plate, 7-6. The Red Sox were leading the Blue Jays 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth in Toronto. The Blue Jays had two men on second and first, with two
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Manny Ramirez Receives $2 Million-Plus Paycheck From Red Sox
Yes, that Manny Ramirez who helped win the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004 and hasn't played in a Major League Baseball game since 2008. Ramirez originally signed a contract with the Red Sox in 2001 to the tune of $160 million over eight years, with
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Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Goes; Massachusetts Politicians Erupt
President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan was overturned by the Supreme Court on Friday, June 30, as the court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the executive branch unconstitutionally usurped the legislature's role in passing legislation. "The Secretary's comprehensive debt cancellation plan
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