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Stonehill, Massasoit Agree To New Transfer Partnership

By Colin Young State House News Service

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Potential Biden Primary Challenger Marianne Williamson Coming To New Hampshire This Month

Marianne Williamson is coming to the Granite State this month. The Democrat, who has never held elected office, plans to be in the state as she explores a potential primary challenge against President Joe Biden, according to Fox News.

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Bernie Sanders Says Public School Teachers Should Make At Least $60,000 Per Year

How much should teachers be paid? U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) thinks the minimum annual salary that public school teachers should make is $60,000.

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Ayanna Pressley Calls Abortion ‘Routine Medical Care’

U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) is a fan of legal abortion. She referred to the practice as "routine medical care" on Twitter this week.

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Massachusetts Planning To Allow Mobile Sports Betting Starting March 10

Massachusetts launched in-person sports betting on January 31. How about mobile sports betting?

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U.S.-Canada Border Agents Report Sharp Increase In Migrant Encounters In New England

By Michael P. Norton State House News Service

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Massachusetts Is One of Two States Where Revenge Porn Remains Legal; A Bill Would Ban It

Massachusetts remains close to a national outlier on the issue of revenge pornography — the Bay State and South Carolina are the only states that don't ban it. However, a pair of lawmakers recently filed a bill (HD.83/SD.724) that would outlaw the practice:  state representative Jeffrey

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States, Cities Scramble to Combat Animal ‘Tranq’ in Street Drugs

Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Christine Vestal As a dangerous new additive found in fentanyl and other street drugs surges from coast to coast, health officials in nearly every state are scrambling to track it.