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Non-Binary Student Population Almost Triples In Two Years In Massachusetts Public Schools

It's becoming more common for students to be identify as non-binary in Massachusetts public schools. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's public school enrollment data used to break down gender into two categories: male and female. However, since the start of the 2019-2020 school

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Jake Auchincloss Says America Is In ‘The Middle Of A Constitutional Crisis’

U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton) was in a good mood onthe morning on January 6, 2021. His party picked up a pair of U.S. Senate seats in runoff elections in Georgia the day before. However, it's memorable for Auchincloss now for a different reason:  the Capitol

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Charlie Baker Rips Trump For Last Year’s January 6 Capitol Hill Riot

Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker is no fan of former president Donald Trump — and reiterated that on Thursday this week. On Thursday, January 6, 2022, the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riot, Baker issued a statement praising law enforcement's actions on that day — and condemning

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Boston Marathon Bomber Got Coronavirus Stimulus Check

The Boston Marathon bomber got a $1,400 check from the federal government last year. Dzhokar Tsarnaev was eligible for a stimulus check from the American Rescue Plan — and got one, as many media outlets report.

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Public Safety Employees Rally Against Boston Mayor’s Vaccine Mandate

Firefighters, cops, and emergency medical technicians rallied against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's vaccine mandate on Wednesday. "Making it that we either get the vaccine or we lose our jobs is not how we're going to stop this pandemic," said Shana Cottone, president of Boston

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Wilmington Students Told To Pretend To Play Instruments Due To Coronavirus

Is it O.K. for students in band to play their instruments at school? It depends upon what the meaning of the word "play" is.

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Former Obama White House Aide Eric Lesser Running For Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor

State Senator Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow) wants to pursue a new post. Lesser announced on Wednesday, January 5 that he plans to run for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts this year.

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Ed Markey Links Donald Trump With ‘White Nationalists’

Does former President Donald Trump have white nationalist allies? U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) thinks so.