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Email Messages With Link To Committee Opposing Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants Went To Spam, Comcast Customer Says

Ever wonder why some email messages go to Spam? Olympia Caswell says she found one cause:  a link to a ballot referendum committee opposing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Massachusetts.

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Republican Party ‘One of the Most Dangerous Political Movements In The World Today,’ Boston Globe Says

The Republican Party in the United States "is actively fanning the flames of the global war on democracy," said the editorial board of The Boston Globe. The newspaper's editorial board called on American voters not to give Republicans control of Congress – as polls suggest is likely

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Make Massachusetts A Transgender Sanctuary State? It’s Time, Says Organization Representing Public School Committees

The Massachusetts Legislature should pass "sanctuary laws" for transgender students, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees says. Delegates approved a resolution to that effect this past week, according to the Facebook page of the organization. The conference took place in Hyannis on Cape Cod.

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Supporters of Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants in Massachusetts Outraising Opponents 12 To 1

Supporters of the law allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses had outraised opponents 12 to 1 through October 15, the most recent filing date of receipts and expenditures. Through October 15, Fair and Secure Massachusetts, which opposes driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and is campaigning

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Helping Ban Indian Mascots Among Achievements of Departed Leader of ACLU of Maine

The new executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is a former executive director of the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League. Arthur Padilla, who prefers the personal pronouns he, him, and they, also worked on prison reform and led a young adult shelter, according to a press

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Geoff Diehl, Leah Cole Allen Looking To Channel Scott Brown Next Tuesday

Geoff Diehl and Leah Cole Allen know what some outside observers are saying about the Massachusetts governor's race. They've seen the polls that have them behind and the stories in the mainstream media saying that attorney general Maura Healey and Salem mayor Kim Driscoll are favored

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Pro-Vocational Education Republican Running For State Senate On South Shore

Gary Innes sees a problem, and he wants to help fix it. The 65-year-old Hanover resident thinks more students should have the opportunity to attend vocational schools instead of traditional high schools.

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Et Tu, Chocolate? Inflation Driving Up Prices For Framingham Chocolatier

The cost of butter has doubled for the owner of two chocolate shops west of Boston, leading to increases in costs between 19 and 35 percent. Jules Remenar, owner of Dulce D Leche in Framingham and Ashland, told The MetroWest Daily News that butter used to cost him $75 to