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Ed Markey Endorses Maura Healey For Governor

U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) has made his pick. Markey endorsed Democratic attorney general Maura Healey for governor on Thursday, June 30 ; she's the only Democrat running for the position.

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James Kelcourse Resignation Drops House MassGOP Ranks To 27

By Colin Young State House News Service

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Massachusetts Bill Could Allow For Third-Trimester Abortions On Down Syndrome Babies

Should it be legal to abort a viable baby with Down Syndrome in the third-trimester of a pregnancy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? That could soon be the case, under a proposed Massachusetts law.

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Shark Sighting Causes Temporary Beach Closing In Truro

A great white shark swimming close to shore led to the temporary closing of a beach on Cape Cod on Tuesday. Meadow Beach in Truro was closed from roughly 1 to 2 p.m Tuesday, June 28 due to the sighting, according to Boston 25 News.

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Poll: 83 Percent of Americans Cutting Back On Personal Spending Due To Inflation

By Casey Harper The Center Square

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Teachers’ Union Endorses Maura Healey For Governor of Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Teachers Association endorsed Maura Healey in the race for governor this week. The current attorney general is the only Democrat running for the post; the two Republican candidates are former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) and Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty.

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Republican Leading U.S. House Race Polls — In Rhode Island

Rhode Island may elect a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives this year. That's because former Cranston mayor Allan Fung, a Republican, leads against all of his potential challengers in the state's Second Congressional District, according to a Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll released

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Five Massachusetts Politicians Who Helped Overturn Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court did something great, and some Massachusetts politicians played a factor in making it happen –whether they wanted to or not. The Supreme Court finally overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, sending abortion law back to the states.