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Maura Healey Open To Making The MBTA Fare-Free
Should it be fare-free to ride the MBTA? Massachusetts attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey's campaign team says that she's open to the idea.
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Pro-Life Policies Not A Priority For Paul LePage
If Paul LePage serves another term as the governor of Maine, he says that pro-life policies would not be at the forefront of his agenda. LePage, who has previously described himself as pro-life, said he wouldn't seek to eliminate public funding for elective abortion in the state.
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Make Massachusetts A ‘Sanctuary’ For Transgender Kids, Says Cambridge School Committee
School officials in Cambridge are calling for Massachusetts to become a "sanctuary" for children who identify as transgender. The Cambridge School Committee, an elected board that oversees the public schools in the city of Cambridge, has approved a resolution calling for Massachusetts to respond to states that have
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Gun Control Group Endorses Maura Healey For Governor of Massachusetts
Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey has picked up support from a gun control organization. Giffords PAC, founded by former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona), has endorsed Healey in her campaign for governor of Massachusetts, according to Politico.
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Massachusetts Has Seventh Confirmed Monkeypox Case
The number of reported monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now up to seven. An adult man, who recently traveled out of the country, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, June 15, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The department has not released any more
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Worcester Bishop Yanks Catholic Affiliation of Jesuit-Run Middle School
The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag. Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5
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Maura Healey’s Solution To High College Costs: Let The Federal Government Handle It
Maura Healey could be the next governor of Massachusetts. The Democratic attorney general announced her run for governor in January and started putting out her policy agenda in late May. Polls say she's the frontrunner, not only in the Democratic primary but in the general election, too.
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Environmentalists Warming Up To Nuclear Power
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Alex Brown In many of the states with the nation's most aggressive climate goals, officials are investing millions of dollars to save the power source that was long the number-one target of many environmental activists: nuclear plants.
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