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Massachusetts House Budget Would Provide $500,000 To Private Abortion Funds

If the Massachusetts House budget passes, it will mean that taxpayers will be on the hook for more abortions. Since a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in 1981, public funding in Massachusetts has paid the full cost of abortion for women whose incomes are low enough to qualify for Medicaid;

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Socialist Candidate Makes Ballot In Massachusetts Seventh Plymouth State Representative Race

A socialist from Whitman has made the ballot in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election in the Seventh Plymouth District. Brandon Griffin, a member of the Workers Party of Massachusetts, has made the ballot in his race against incumbent state Representative Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington), his party announced on social media

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Elizabeth Warren Calls For Regulation Of Speech On Twitter

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) isn't happy that Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Warren told MSNBC that Musk's support of free speech on the platform — including speech he doesn't like — is why the government needs to restrict speech on social media.

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Susan Collins Wants Donald Trump To Get His Twitter Back

Should President Donald Trump get his Twitter account back now that Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk is buying the web site? U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is not a fan of the former president, says yes.

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Dianne Wilkerson For Massachusetts Senate — Time We Get What We Pay For

Former Massachusetts state Senator Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston) is running for public office once again. You read that right. April Fool's Day was earlier this month. This is no tall tale.

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Joe Kennedy III Endorses Andrea Campbell

Former U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton) likes what he sees from former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell. Kennedy endorsed the fellow Democrat in her bid for Massachusetts attorney general. The other two Democrats in the race are Brookline labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey, the Democratic

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Massachusetts House Approves Budget Amendment To Outlaw Child Marriage

By Colin Young State House News Service

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Massachusetts Politicians React To Elon Musk Buying Twitter

Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk is set to buy Twitter for $44 billion, as many media outlets reported on Monday. Musk is purchasing Twitter at least in part because he feels as though it is not committed enough to free speech. In the wake of the news on Monday