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The former assistant majority leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives won't seek re-election this year. State Representative Joseph Wagner (D-Chicopee), 61, will not run for another term. Wagner has represented the Eighth Hampden District since 1991. The district covers part of Chicopee. He was the state'
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Harvard professor Danielle Allen won't be the next governor of Massachusetts. The Democrat dropped out of the 2022 gubernatorial race on Tuesday.
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The death of George Floyd in Minnesota in May 2020 unleashed a wave of anti-police sentiment. Across the nation, progressive politicians have pursued a "war on cops," as Heather Mac Donald has so eloquently explained in her book with that title. Proactive policing has diminished, and criminals have
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It's a new year, and that means a former Boston city councilor and state representative will seek elected office once again. Althea Garrison, 82, holds the distinction of being the first openly transgender state representative in Massachusetts history. Now, the conservative wants the seat back.
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Emily Burns is no longer running for Congress this year. The Newton resident and libertarian Republican announced on Monday that she is moving to Texas and won't continue to pursue her run in the Fourth Congressional District in the Commonwealth.
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) isn't supporting a Democratic Congressman who is up for re-election this year. Sanders endorsed challenger Jessica Cisneros over incumbent U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) in the March 1 Democratic primary in the state's 28th district.
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Paid abortion leave exists in a few liberal cities in the United States. However, if U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) had it her way, it would be a practice across the country.
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By Colin Young State House News Service
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