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Massachusetts Senate President Says She Supports Tax Cuts — Along With Spending Increases
Should the Massachusetts legislature cut taxes? Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) says that the supports doing it.
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The Laurentide Ice Sheet: Two Cheers for Global Warming!
NewBostonPost staff members were recently discussing this new religion of "climate change," and how President Joe Biden and his "envoy" John Kerry repeat the mantra that climate change is an "existential threat" to us and indeed the whole human race. One suggested that we
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COVID Woes Prompt More States To Require Financial Literacy Classes
Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Elaine Povich Studies have long shown that high school students are woefully uninformed about personal finances and how to manage them. But the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed how many American adults live on the financial edge, has boosted ongoing efforts to
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Charlie Baker Reminds Everyone That He Supports Abortion
Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker isn't pro-life. Baker reiterated that fact on Twitter earlier this week. He expressed outrage that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade soon, sending abortion law back to the states.
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Bentley University To Accept Cryptocurrency Tuition Payments
Bentley University plans to take cryptocurrency as a form of tuition payment starting next school year. The school will accept three different cryptocurrencies to give people more options to pay their tuition: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the stablecoin USD Coin. The school also plans to accept gift donations on those three
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GOP Candidate For Governor of Massachusetts Says He Wouldn’t Change Abortion Law
Where do the two Republican candidates for governor in Massachusetts stand on abortion now that the U.S. Supreme Court may possibly jettison Roe v. Wade? The candidates, Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty and former Whitman state representative Geoff Diehl, both say they oppose abortion. But they had varying reactions to
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Governor Vetoes Massachusetts Abortion Bill; Opponents Counting Votes
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has vetoed the state Legislature's abortion bill, setting up an override vote that is likely to be close. Opponents of the abortion bill are happy about the veto but disappointed with the timing, which gives the leaders of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and
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Nantucket Town Meeting Approves Bylaw Allowing Women To Go Topless At Beaches
A proposal that two allow women to go topless at Nantucket's town beaches passed at Town Meeting on Tuesday night. The measure passed 327-242 on Tuesday, May 3, but it won't go into effect immediately.
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