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Pro-Life Conservative Unseats Moderate Republican State Representative; Victory Likely In November

A pro-life conservative unseated an incumbent Republican state representative in Massachusetts this week. Carver planning board member and Coast Guard Veteran John Gaskey defeated state representative Susan Gifford (R-Wareham) in the Second Plymouth District Republican primary on Tuesday, September 3. No Democrat is on the ballot in the November general

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John Deaton Wins Masssachusets GOP U.S. Senate Primary In A Landslide

Attorney John Deaton of Swansea cruised to victory in the Massachusetts Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Deaton had 64.6 percent of the vote with 92 percent of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. This gave him a substantial lead over Robert Antonellis of Somerville

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Catholic Hospitals To Be Sold To Secular Entities, Almost Ending Catholic Acute Health Care In Eastern Massachusetts

The end of Catholic acute health care in eastern Massachusetts is in sight, as a bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of four nominally Catholic hospitals formerly run by the Archdiocese of Boston. The current owner, Steward Health Care System LLC, filed for bankruptcy on May 6, and is in

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Denies Wanting To Be U.S. Attorney General, Blames Trump For Migrants Surge

Governor Maura Healey told Massachusetts reporters that she doesn't want to be attorney general of the United States – days after not quite saying that on national television. Healey, a Democrat, who is in her first term as governor, was asked Sunday, September 1 on CBS's Face

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South Shore Bartender’s Case Against Tipped Minimum Wage Ballot Question Going Viral

A South Shore restaurant worker is going viral on social media after she made the case against a November 2024 ballot question. MaryKathryn McLaughlin, a bartender at Mia Regazza in Abington and Marshfield, both south of Boston, urged people to vote against Question 5 in Massachusetts this November in an

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Won’t Campaign Against DiZoglio Audit-The-Legislature Ballot Question

By Bruce Mohl CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts House and Senate leaders do not intend to mount a campaign against a ballot question giving the state auditor the power to audit the Legislature.

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Marty Walsh Misses Being Boston’s Mayor

Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh misses his old job, he recently said. The former U.S. Labor Secretary, who serves as the executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association, served as Boston's mayor from January 2014 to March 2021.

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Five Liberal Democrats That Ian Cain, Republican U.S. Senate Candidate, Has Supported In Recent Years

A Republican running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts has backed several progressive Democrats for elected office in recent years. Quincy City Council president Ian Cain has been a registered Republican since February 29, 2024, a Quincy City Clerk employee told NewBostonPost by telephone on Friday, August 30. Before that,