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Massachusetts Lawmakers Will Receive 4.4 Percent Pay Increase in 2023
By Colin Young State House News Service
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Boston Bruins End Year Without Home Regulation Loss and Without Consecutive Losses
The Boston Bruins concluded the 2022 portion of the 2022-2023 National Hockey League season today. The Bruins lost 4-3 at home in overtime to the Buffalo Sabers on Saturday, December 31. Even so, their success between the start of the season in October and now is almost unparalleled.
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Shawn Dooley Resigns As State Representative
Shawn Dooley is no longer a state representative. The Republican from Norfolk resigned from the post with about a week left in his term and did not explain why he is leaving.
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Charlie Baker Says He Feels ‘Terrible’ That Revenge Porn Is Still Legal In Massachusetts
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is disappointed that revenge porn is still legal in Massachusetts. The outgoing governor said that not being able to sign a bill outlawing the practice is one of his major regrets, assuming a bill doesn't get in his hands during his final week in
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After ‘Full Life of Public Service,’ Outgoing Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito Eyes Mentor Role
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Maura Healey Praises Charlie Baker For Bipartisanship
Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey offered some praise for lame-duck Governor Charlie Baker this week. The Democratic attorney general said that she admires the way that Baker, a Republican, has worked across the aisle with Democrats over the past eight years.
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Ayanna Pressley Calls The Death Penalty ‘State-Sanctioned Murder’
U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) is no fan of capital punishment. Pressley called for the federal government to abolish capital punishment this week, calling it "state-sanctioned murder."
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Several Massachusetts Schools Offer Nonbinary Gender Option On Student Registration Forms
In Massachusetts, some school districts allow parents to register their children for school as a gender other than male and female. The forms have three options: male, female, and nonbinary. "Nonbinary" is an umbrella term that describes someone who identifies as something other than male or female.
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