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Massachusetts Driver’s License For Illegal Immigrants Question Officially Certified By Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office

Should illegal immigrants be eligible to obtain driver's licenses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Some form of that question will be on the November general election ballot this year.

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Gas Still Exceeding $5 Per Gallon In Nantucket

The average price for a gallon of gasoline is down in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Yet in one county, the price still exceeds $5 per gallon. In Nantucket County, the price remains well above the state average ($3.812 per gallon, according to AAA). On the island, the average price

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Geoff Diehl Leads Maura Healey With Unenrolleds But Trails Overall, Poll Shows

In the race for governor, former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) has an edge over Democratic attorney general Maura Healey — among unenrolled voters. While Healey leads Diehl by 18 points overall in a recently-released Emerson College poll — 52 percent to 34 percent — Diehl is actually doing better than Healey when

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Chris Doughty Campaign Mailer Falsely Claims Geoff Diehl Opposes Sales Tax Reduction 

If you got a piece of mail from Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Doughty lately, chances are it contained false information about his primary opponent. The Wrentham businessman is primarying former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman). At the end of last week, the Doughty campaign sent out mailers across the state

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Jane Swift Endorses Anthony Amore For Massachusetts State Auditor

Anthony Amore, the Republican nominee for state auditor of Massachusetts, picked up an endorsement from former acting governor Jane Swift on Thursday. Swift, a former state senator and lieutenant governor who served as the state's acting governor from 2001 to 2003, endorsed Amore during a press conference outside

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Chris Doughty Thanks Supporters Following Primary Loss In GOP Governor’s Race

Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty won't be the next governor of Massachusetts. The political newcomer ran a competitive primary against former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman), falling 55.5 percent to 44.5 percent.

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Massachusetts Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate Approved of Several New Taxes As Mayor

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll could be the next lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. But what has she done as mayor of Salem over the past 16 years?

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Maine Man Supplied 700 Pounds of Lobster For Queen Elizabeth II’s Wedding

When then-Princess Elizabeth got married in November 1947, Britain's royal family wanted 700 pounds of lobster for the reception. Royal officials tried to get the lobsters from Canada, which is within the British Commonwealth. But Canadians didn't have enough, and a Maine man did.