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Vermont state legislators have given up on a policy that recommended proof of vaccination or screening for coronavirus before entering the Vermont State House because no one has been following it. The old policy, approved in December 2021, "strongly recommended" members of the public to "provide proof
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A play at Newton North High School planned for later this school year excludes white actors, a federal civil rights complaint alleges. Newton North's "Theatre Ink" program is putting on a play called Lost and Found: Our Stories as People of Color. In-person auditions will are
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By Casey Harper The Center Square
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) agrees with the Democratic Party when it comes to abortion. Yet the democratic socialist from Vermont warns Democrats that they need to talk about more than abortion in the run-up to the 2022 midterm election this November.
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Yesterday was the official observance of Columbus Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. However, to Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey, the Democratic candidate for governor, it was Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Today is Columbus Day, but not in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem eliminated Columbus Day in September 2020 and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Salem mayor Kim Driscoll, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, led the push.
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By Casey Harper The Center Square
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Two candidates for governor of Massachusetts are scheduled to debate this week. Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey, a Democrat, and former state representative Geoff Diehl, a Republican, are set to take part in a one-hour debate hosted by NBC 10 Boston, Telemundo Boston, and New England Cable News at 7
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