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Bipartisan Massachusetts Bill Would Abolish Income Tax For Minors

Abolish state income tax? One bill on Beacon Hill would do that for the state's youngest workers.

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End Dates Still Unknown For MBTA’s Slow Zones

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Second Republican Running For Massachusetts Senate Seat In Central Massachusetts

State Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) is leaving her position later in June to become the rural affairs director in Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's administration — and two Republicans are vying for the party nomination to run in the special election. State Representative Peter Durant (R-Spencer), who has represented the

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Joe Biden Attending Pro-Gun Control Conference In Connecticut This Week

President Joe Biden plans to visit Connecticut later this week. The President is the keynote speaker at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in West Hartford on Friday, June 16, according to WTNH. It is a pro-gun control summit.

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Dedham Public Library Hosts Weekly ‘Preschool Pride Storytime’

Dedham Public Library is hosting a weekly "Preschool Pride Storytime." "It's time to celebrate Pride! Join us every Tuesday in June for stories and crafts that focus on the beauty and joy of love in all its forms," the library's description of

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Boston City Council Recognizes Pride Month, Gives Shoutout To Boston Children’s Hospital

The Boston City Council has unanimously passed a resolution recognizing June 2023 as Pride Month in the city. Ed Flynn, the city council president, who sponsored the resolution, said his main focus was "the hate crimes that we're seeing throughout Massachusetts but also throughout the country against

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Elizabeth Warren Calls For Student Debt Cancellation

Elizabeth Warren called for student debt cancellation in a recent tweet. "Student debt cancellation will bolster the economic strength of our country and help hardworking Americans live a life of dignity,  Warren wrote Thursday, June 8. "It's the right thing to do."

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Massachusetts Business Owners Knock Escalating Electricity Costs Stemming From State’s Climate-Change Policies

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service