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Kamala Harris’s Husband Coming To Martha’s Vineyard Next Week

The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Martha's Vineyard next week. Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman of the United States, is scheduled to attend a campaign event alongside comedian David Letterman on Monday, July 29, at an undisclosed location and time in Vineyard Haven, according

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Bernie Sanders Backs Kamala Harris

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) offered his support to Vice President Kamala Harris in her 2024 presidential bid this week. The self-described democratic socialist also said he wants to see how she'd help working people as president.

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One-In-Ten Massachusetts Workers Has Limited English Proficiency

A new MassINC study reveals that 10 percent of workers in Massachusetts have limited English proficiency. Limited English is even more common in the state's so-called Gateway Cities, where 20 percent of workers have limited English proficiency, the study said. These statistics highlight the significant portion of the

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Milton State Rep Candidate Filed Bill To Jail People For Hate Speech

Should Massachusetts enact a law that jails people for saying something deemed hateful? One candidate for state representative thinks so.

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Trump and Harris Statistically Tied In New Hampshire, Poll Says

The race between President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's leading contender for its presidential nomination, is a dead heat in New Hampshire. The two candidates are statistically tied in a New Hampshire poll released this week.

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Kamala Harris Attending Pittsfield Fund-Raiser This Weekend

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's new frontrunner for its presidential nomination, plans to visit Massachusetts again this upcoming weekend. Harris is scheduled to attend a campaign fund-raiser in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Saturday, July 27, according to The Berkshire Eagle. Author-historian Heather Cox Richardson and musicians James

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Massachusetts Families Prioritized In New Healey Shelter Rules

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Vermont Senator Not Ready To Endorse Kamala Harris For President Just Yet

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) said he isn't ready to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's successor. Welch wants Democrats to come together to select the best possible candidate at their convention in Chicago in early August rather than automatically pass the torch