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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)
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Massachusetts Activists and Lawmakers Pushing For $20-An-Hour Minimum Wage
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Boston Red Sox Spring Training Starts Next Week
The Boston Red Sox preseason starts in one week. Pitchers and catchers are set to report to spring training on Wednesday, February 15. The Red Sox hold their spring training in Fort Myers, Florida; they play their home spring training games at JetBlue Park.
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Bernie Sanders Wore A Mask At The State of The Union Address
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) looked different from the rest of his colleagues when President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Sanders was the only lawmaker spotted wearing a mask, as The Independent reports.
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Massachusetts Bill Would Increase Supply of Late-Term Abortion Providers and Restrict Crisis Pregnancy Centers
A pair of Massachusetts Democratic state legislators are trying increase access to late-term abortion and restrict pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. State Representative Sally Kerans (D-Dedham) and State Senator Becca Rausch (D-Needham) filed a bill called "An Act Enhancing Access To Abortion Care" (HD.3434/SD.1854) that would
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Egged On By Grocery Prices, Cities Welcome Backyard Chickens
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Alex Brown For five years, a woman known as the Chicken Lady of South Jersey urged local officials in Haddon Township, New Jersey to allow her and other residents to keep chickens in their backyards. She eventually won them over — but
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