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Elizabeth Warren Calls Abortion A ‘Kitchen-Table Issue’

What is a kitchen-table issue? Abortion is one, according to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge).

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Charlie Baker Says He’s Not Running For Office In 2024

Will Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker run for public office in 2024? The lame-duck governor says no.

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Poll Finds Support For Restoring U.S. History MCAS Graduation Requirement

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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New England Patriots Favored To Win Next Game

The New England Patriots will win their next football game if you believe the oddsmakers. The Patriots (6-6) are set to play the Arizona Cardinals (4-8) on Monday Night Football on Monday, December 12. The game is set for Glendale, Arizona.

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Massachusetts To Have $15 Minimum Wage Starting Next Month

The new minimum wage in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will soon be $15 an hour. The minimum wage is set to increase at the start of the new year.

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Massachusetts Spending More Than $3.6 Million On Gift Cards To Encourage Coronavirus Vaccination

In the last couple of months of 2022, Massachusetts is spending more than $3 million in gift cards to incentivize people to get vaccinated against coronavirus, a public records request from NewBostonPost found.  Since the start of November 2022, the state has been offering $75 gift cards at various coronavirus

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Inflation Slows, But Americans Are Still Feeling The Pain

By Casey Harper The Center Square

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Maura Healey Approves Nantucket’s Topless Beach Bylaw

By Michael P. Norton State House News Service