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Democratic Boston City Councilors Say Postal Worker Threw Away Hundreds Of Mail-In Ballots

Is there a problem with mail-in voting in the 2021 Boston city election? Two Democratic city councilors, Ed Flynn and Michael Flaherty, are voicing concerns. They say that a temporary postal carrier threw out mail — including city election ballots. Most of these missing ballots are from District 2, Ward 6

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Hundreds of Massachusetts State Employees Have Quit Or Been Suspended Over Charlie Baker’s Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Michelle Wu Dominates Recent Boston Mayoral Race Poll

At-large city councilor Michelle Wu is entering blowout territory in the Boston mayoral race, if the polls are right. An Emerson College poll released last week showed her with nearly double the support of her opponent, fellow at-large city councilor Annissa Essaibi George. The poll showed that 61 percent support

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Elizabeth Warren Calls For Breaking Up Facebook

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) isn't happy with how much free speech thatFacebook allows. Her solution:  trust busting.

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Massachusetts Legislature Least Conservative In America, Right-Leaning Organization Says

How conservative is the Massachusetts Legislature? It's less conservative than any state legislature in the country, according to the American Conservative Union Foundation.

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Indian Mascot An Issue In Amesbury Mayor’s Race

The two candidates for mayor of Amesbury disagree on whether the city's public high school should keep its current Indian mascot. James Kelcourse, a current Republican state representative and challenger, supports keeping it, while Kassandra Gove, the current mayor and chairman of the city's school committee,

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Charlie Baker Holding Fund Raiser Next Week

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says he's not sure if he's running for re-election next year, but the incumbent Republican plans to hold another fund raiser next week. Along with the state's lieutenant governor, Karyn Polito, Baker plans to hold an hour-long fund raiser at

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Massachusetts Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Embracing Term Latinx

What do former Massachusetts state senator Ben Downing (D-Pittsfield), current state Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Jamaica Plain), and Harvard professor Danielle Allen have in common? A lot, probably. They're all Democrats running to be the next governor of Massachusetts. However, they're all embracing a term used by