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Charlie Baker’s Proposed Tax Cuts A Mixed Bag, Democratic Lawmakers Say
By Katie Lannan State House News Service
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On Taxes, Republicans Like Rick Scott Shouldn’t Attack The 47 Percent
Remember when Mitt Romney ran for president in 2012 and lost? What stood out about that campaign?
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Longer Polling Hours Cost Massachusetts Communities Millions, State Auditor Says
By Colin Young State House News Service
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Who Do Massachusetts State Legislators Think They Are?
The Massachusetts State House re-opened – if that's what you call it – to the public today. All's you need is a vaccine passport or evidence of a negative coronavirus test within the last 24 hours to enter what in theory is the People's House. Even
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Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee To Run For Election To Full Term
Dan McKee wants a full term as Rhode Island's governor. McKee, 70, became Rhode Island's governor last March when Gina Raimondo took a job as President Joe Biden's Secretary of Commerce. There is a gubernatorial election in Rhode Island this year and McKee, a
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Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn To Speak At New Hampshire Event Next Month
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) plans to be back in New Hampshire next month. She is scheduled to speak at the Concord Republican City Committee & Merrimack County Republican Committee's annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Friday, March 18, in Concord, New Hampshire.
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When Big League Teams Played In Tiny West Stockbridge
A historical marker is coming to an empty meadow in western Massachusetts where Big League teams used to stop to play the local nine. Back before television-fueled astronomical salaries for professional athletes, managers of major-league teams used to schedule games with local teams, so big-leaguers could make extra money on
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Massachusetts Senate Approves Bill Touting ‘Negro Election Day’
The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the third Saturday in July as Negro Election Day. About 1740, slaveowners in Massachusetts allowed slaves to have a festival day around the time of local elections in the colony, which occurred on the last Wednesday in May. It was
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