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Nikki Haley Coming To New Hampshire This Week

Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley plans to come to New Hampshire this week. The Republican, who is expected to announce a run for president in her home state of South Carolina on Wednesday, February 15, is going to the Granite State to do town hall events on Thursday, February

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New Massachusetts GOP Chairman Says Party Needs To “Moderate Our Image”

The new chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party wants to change the party's public perception. Amy Carnevale, who was elected chair of the party last month, said that she wants the party to moderate its image.

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FBI Leaked Memo Accuses New Hampshire Religious Group of Posting an Extremist Threat

A Federal Bureau of Investigation leaked memo saying that "radical traditionalist" Catholic groups pose an extremist threat targeted a religious group in New Hampshire.. The memo — which the FBI subsequently retracted — said that such organizations contain "violent extremists" and have ties to "white nationalism."

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Vermont Parents No Longer Have To Pick ‘Male’ or ‘Female’ After Birth of Baby

Parents of newborns in Vermont can now pick "a nonbinary gender marker" on the baby's birth certificate instead of "male" or "female." The state's one and only law school can claim credit for it.

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Former Mayor of Cranston Running For President? Yes — And He’s Got Big Ideas On Social Security and Taxes for the GOP

Former Cranston mayor Steve Laffey sees a problem with the Republican Party. The 60-year-old Republican, who served as the mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island from 2003 to 2007, thinks his party is abandoning fiscal responsibility.

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Massachusetts Senate Lifts Eight-Year Limit On President’s Term

By Chris Lisinski and Sam Doran State House News Service

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Most Bay Staters Don’t Want Joe Biden To Run Again

Massachusetts residents vote for Democrats in presidential elections. However, most do not want President Joe Biden to run for re-election in 2024. Just 22 percent of Bay Staters think that Biden should run for re-election, according to a MassInc poll released this week; 59 percent said that Biden should not

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Massachusetts Bill Would Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms  

Should Massachusetts decriminalize the possession of psychedelic drugs, including psychedelic mushrooms? Two state legislators recently filed a bill (HD.1450/SD.949) aimed at decriminalizing certain psychedelic substances in the state. The bills, titled "An Act Relative To Plant Medicine," were filed by state Representative Lindsay Sabadosa (D-Northampton)