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Nikki Haley Visiting New Hampshire Later This Month

Former United Nations ambassador and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley plans to visit New Hampshire again later this month.  Haley has two events scheduled:  a town hall at Restoration Church in Dover, New Hampshire on Monday, March 27 (6:30 p.m. start time) and a town hall at

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Meat For Catholics This St. Patrick’s Day? Yes All Over New England, Except For One Place

All four Roman Catholic diocesan bishops in Massachusetts are allowing Catholics to eat meat on Friday, March 17 even though it's a Friday during Lent. So are all the dioceses elsewhere in New England, except for the Diocese of Providence, which covers the entire state of Rhode Island.

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New Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Open To Rent Control

Where does Governor Maura Healey's administration stand on rent control? Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll expressed an openness to it in a recent interview without giving a clear answer.

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Massachusetts Bill Would Allow Noncitizens To Vote

Should Massachusetts communities allow non-citizens to vote in local elections? A bill on Beacon Hill would allow it.

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In Audit Push, Diana DiZoglio Getting No Response From Massachusetts Legislature

By Colin Young State House News Service

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Massachusetts Voters Back $20 Hourly Minimum Wage, Poll Shows

Should Massachusetts raise the minimum wage? Most Bay Staters think so, according to a new poll.

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Massachusetts Bill Seeks To Provide Universal Basic Income to Some Residents

Should Massachusetts have a universal basic income? A bill on Beacon Hill floats that idea.

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Vermont Christian School Banned From Interscholastic Sports After Refusing to Play Against Transgender Athlete

Mid Vermont Christian School in Quechee has been banned from participating in Vermont school sports events after it forfeited a girls' basketball game against a team with a biological male who identifies as a girl. The Vermont Principals' Association, which governs school athletics in the state, announced on