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Republican Running In New Bedford City Council Special Election 

New Bedford needs to fill its Ward 3 city council seat. To do so, the city plans to hold a preliminary election on January 24 and a runoff election on February 28.

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Elizabeth Warren Wants Big Corporations To Pay For More Abortion Expenses

Many corporations are paying for their employees to travel out of state to have abortions, but U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) says that is not good enough. Warren and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) recently penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor urging the entity

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Boston City Councilors To Discuss Regulation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Boston city councilors have ordered a hearing to discuss regulating crisis pregnancy centers. The order comes at the behest of councilor Ruthzee Louijeune who spoke in favor of the motion at a meeting on Wednesday, January 11.

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Massachusetts Senate Bill Would Provide In-State Tuition To Illegal Immigrants

Should Massachusetts make college tuition cheaper for illegal immigrants? One bill (SD.81) recently filed in the Massachusetts Senate would make it happen.

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Feds Fine Eversource Over Worker Death Near State House

By Colin Young State House News Service

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Andrea Campbell Takes Office Next Week As Massachusetts Attorney General

Former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell is set to become the attorney general of Massachusetts next week. Campbell, a Democrat, defeated Republican Party state committeeman Jay McMahon of Bourne 63 percent to 37 percent in the November 2022 general election.

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Maura Healey Told Progressive Group She Backs State-Level Single-Payer Health Care

What does Maura Healey think of single-payer healthcare? It never came up during her 2022 campaign for governor of Massachusetts, but in the past, she told a left-of-center advocacy group that she supports it.

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Massachusetts Sees Slight Payroll Tax Cut To Start 2023

By Dave Fidlin The Center Square Contributor