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Boston Council Sounds Alarm Over Carney Hospital Closure

By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service

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Tim Walz Signed Bill Making Community College Free For Illegal Immigrants, Just As Maura Healey Did In Massachusetts

Illegal immigrants are eligible for tuition-free community college in Minnesota, just as they are in Massachusetts, thanks to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Walz, 60, is Kamala Harris's pick for the Democratic nomination for vice president.

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Massachusetts Towns Failing To Crack Down On Gas Station Edibles

By Bhaamati Borkhetaria CommonWealth Beacon

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Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday Weekend Is This Weekend

The annual Massachusetts sales tax holiday weekend is this upcoming weekend. It is set for Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11, the Massachusetts legislature determined in June.

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MassGOP Slams Tim Walz

The Massachusetts Republican Party criticized Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on social media on Tuesday. The criticism came after Vice President Kamala Harris selected Walz as her running mate.

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Healey, Massachusetts Dems ‘Thrilled’ With Tim Walz Pick As Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidential Running Mate

By Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Cardinal Sean O’Malley Plans To Stick Around Archdiocese of Boston After He Retires

Cardinal Sean O'Malley said he plans to spend time in the Archdiocese of Boston after he leaves as archbishop this fall. O'Malley, 80, is retiring. His replacement, Bishop Richard Henning, bishop of Providence, is scheduled to be installed as the new archbishop of Boston on Thursday,

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New Archbishop-Elect of Boston Says He’ll Spend First Year Listening

Pope Francis's surprising pick to be the next archbishop of Boston is Bishop Richard Henning, the current bishop of Providence. An installation Mass is scheduled for Thursday, October 31 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End of Boston.