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Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin Warns of Election Text Message ‘Scams’

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Maura Healey Slams Donald Trump Over In Vitro Fertilization

Former President Donald Trump offered an in-vitro fertilization proposal last week — and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey says don't buy it. Trump recently said he wants to force insurance companies to pay for in vitro fertilization or have the federal government pay for in vitro fertilization.

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Kamala Harris Coming To New Hampshire This Week

Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to New Hampshire for a campaign this week. The Democratic presidential nominee plans to be in the Granite State on Wednesday, September 4, according to WMUR. However, the location and time of the event are not yet public, the report said.

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Massachusetts Residents Want Greater Transparency In State Government, Poll Shows

Massachusetts residents overwhelmingly want transparency in state government, a new Pioneer Institute poll conducted by Emerson College found. The poll found that 80 percent of registered voters favor eliminating the exemption from the state public records law currently claimed by the Massachusetts Legislature, governor, and state Supreme Judicial Court, advocating

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Feds Approve $20 Million In Massachusetts Migrant Shelter Aid

By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service

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Massachusetts U.S. Senate, Governor’s Council, Clerk Races Highlight Primary Ballots

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service Bay Staters will pick Republican candidates to challenge U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Stephen Lynch, fill an open Governor's Council seat, and settle a few intriguing court clerk races when they head to the polls on Tuesday, September 3.

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Kamala Harris Still Developing Policy Platform, Bernie Sanders Says

Kamala Harris has been vice president for three-and-a-half years, but she's still working through her policy platform for the presidential election that is about two months away, according to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Sanders said that Harris is doing a good job and defended her lack

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Ed Markey Endorses A Socialist

U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) endorsed a democratic socialist this week. Markey endorsed current state representative Erika Uyterhoeven (D-Somerville) in her 27th Middlesex Democratic primary against Kathleen Hornby, a self-described progressive who doesn't identify as a socialist.