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Massachusetts Democratic Lawmakers Pushing For Tax Breaks For Seniors

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Northfield, Massachusetts Implements Partial Indoor Mask Mandate

Some form of a mask mandate went into place in the town of Northfield, Massachusetts earlier this week. While it won't affect every public building in town, it will change the way business is conducted in some of them. The town's board of selectmen voted 3-1

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Charlie Baker Pays Respect To Harry Reid

Charlie Baker wants the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to show its respects to former U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada). Reid, 82, died on Tuesday, December 28. Reid had pancreatic cancer in the final four years of his life.

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Elizabeth Warren Finds Common Ground With Donald Trump — On Bitcoin

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has something in common with former President Donald Trump:  neither one of them is a fan of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a popular cryptocurrency that has surged in value in recent years as demand for it has increased — with some dips along the way. At

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UMass Schools Mandating Coronavirus Booster Shots

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Gets Coronavirus

The lieutenant governor of Rhode Island has coronavirus. Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, a Democrat, made the announcement on Tuesday, December 28.

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Massachusetts Surpasses 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

There have been more than one million confirmed coronavirus cases in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since the pandemic began — and an unknown number of total cases that's presumably higher than that. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced there were 9,228 new confirmed coronavirus infections

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Ron Beaty To Run For Barnstable County Commissioner Again

Barnstable Republican Ron Beaty no longer plans to run for Treasurer of the Commonwealth next year. Instead, he plans to run for the Barnstable County Commission again.