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Massachusetts Legislature Still Hasn’t Passed A Budget, Won’t This Week
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Massachusetts Republican Candidates for Governor To Debate This Month
A debate between the two Massachusetts Republicans running for governor is set for later this month. Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty and former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) plan to debate live on The Howie Carr Show at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. Carr is the moderator.
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Bernie Sanders Calls For Minimum Wage Increase
The federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour. The figure has not changed since 2009; and raising the wage does not appear to be a priority of President Joe Biden's administration.
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Williams College Eliminates Swim Test Graduation Requirement For Racial Equity
Students no longer need to pass a swim test to graduate from Williams College, for the sake of racial equity. The college's Committee on Educational Affairs voted 103-30 in favor of eliminating the swim test graduation requirement at a May 11 meeting, as The Williams Record reports.
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Interested In Sending Out Stimulus Checks
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Highly-Touted Red Sox Prospect Struggles In Major League Baseball Debut
It was not a strong major-league debut for one of the top prospects for the Boston Red Sox. Starting pitcher Brayan Bello, the Red Sox third-best prospect, according to MLB.com, made his big league debut against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, July 6.
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American People Generally Support Stricter Abortion Gestational Limits, Harvard Poll Shows
The American people generally support abortion restrictions that weren't possible before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a recent Harvard/Harris poll. Although the poll found that the American people opposed the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health ruling 55 percent to
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Proposed Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Would Repeal New Driver’s-Licenses-For Illegal-Immigrants Law
Matthew Denice was 23 years old when he was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. Now, the late Milford resident's mother, Maureen Maloney, wants to ensure driver's licenses do not end up in the hands of illegal immigrants in Massachusetts.
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