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Immigration Policy Divides Massachusetts Republican U.S. Senate Candidates

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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Former Connecticut Republican Congressman Backing Kamala Harris

Former U.S. Representative Chris Shays (R-Connecticut) supports Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. "I am excited about her. I'm not just happy. I'm really thrilled," Shays told CT Mirror. "It's positive versus negative. It's honest

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Trump Says He’d Consider Putting RFK Jr. In His Administration

If former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, he would consider putting independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his administration. "He's a brilliant guy. He's a very smart guy. I've known him for a very long time," Trump told CNN

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MassGOP Calls On Bill Galvin To Release Records On State Migrant Shelters While Maura Healey Is Out of Town

The Massachusetts Republican Party is urging William Galvin to disclose how the state government has spent more than $1 billion on emergency shelters for migrants – during the brief time the Massachusetts Secretary of State serves as acting governor this week. Galvin took over as acting governor of Massachusetts on the

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Family Shelter Placements Have More Than Doubled In Massachusetts Under Maura Healey

By Sam Drysdale State House News Service

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Stop Paving Roads To Tackle Climate Change, New Bedford Candidate For Massachusetts Senate Says

A Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts Senate wants to stop paving roads so people stop driving cars. New Bedford Democrat Molly Kivi, 34, who is pursuing the party's nomination in the Second Bristol and Plymouth District, expressed support for the idea in a recent interview with the New

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Chinese Illegal Immigrant Sex Offender Arrested In Medford

Federal immigration authorities arrested a 43-year-old Chinese illegal immigrant charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts residents. Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arrested Yao Zhang on July 5 in Medford, authorities said.

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Pro-Life Organization Sues Massachusetts Over Campaign Targeting Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Those billboards could prove expensive. A pro-life organization that operates four crisis pregnancy centers in Massachusetts has filed a federal lawsuit against the state's governor and public health commissioner as well as a pro-abortion advocacy organization and its leader, claiming that their "overt viewpoint-based campaign of harassment,