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How Ayanna Pressley Gets Corporate PAC Money Without Taking It

When U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) first ran for Congress in 2018, she made a promise. And she's kept the promise — sort of …

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Massachusetts Congressman Still Taking Money From Big Tobacco

Do politicians still take money from Big Tobacco in 2021? Yes, and that includes one politician from Massachusetts.

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Charlie Baker Has Largest Fund-Raising Month In Years

Will the incumbent governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, run for a third term? While several political sources have told a NewBostonPost reporter informally over the past few months they to expect it to happen,  Baker hasn't said either way yet. However, he hasn't ruled it out

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Donald Trump Endorses Geoff Diehl

Former President Donald Trump knows who he wants to be the next governor of Massachusetts:  former state Representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman). The pro-Trump Republican, who endorsed Trump before Super Tuesday in the 2016 primary, got an endorsement from the 45th president on Wednesday evening.

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Ed Markey Endorses Michelle Wu

U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) is a fan of Boston city councilor Michelle Wu. He endorsed her to be the next mayor of Boston on Twitter this week.

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Michael Dukakis Says Refugee Intake Must Have Limits

Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 1988, recently said that the United States must have a limit on how many Afghan refugees it takes in. He doesn't want an unlimited flow, but he thinks that President Joe Biden

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Is Michelle Wu Less Qualified To Be Mayor Of Boston Because Of Where She’s From? Her Opponent Thinks So

The race for mayor of Boston features two progressive Democrats running against each other. One grew up in Boston. The other grew up in Chicago.

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Julian Cyr Says He Would Consider Running For Congress

Could state Senator Julian Cyr (D-Truro) end up in the U.S. House of Representatives? The openly homosexual progressive Democrat hasn't ruled it out, if incumbent Democrat Bill Keating (D-Bourne) were to retire.