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U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem) has denounced the Biden administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal in graphic terms. Although Moulton, a U.S. Marine veteran who was briefly a part of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in 2019, supported Joe Biden for president over then-incumbent Republican Donald
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Another Republican just entered the race for governor in Massachusetts. Quincy resident Kimberly Duffy filed a statement of organization for a gubernatorial committee with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance last week, records show. It does not appear as though Duffy has held elected office before.
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Stop & Shop has made it easier for welfare recipients to do online shopping. The grocery store giant is now allowing people to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (known as EBT) card to purchase groceries online for pickup or delivery in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as The Berkshire Eagle reports.
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An Obama-appointed federal judge has denied a request from two University of Massachusetts students for exemptions from school rules requiring they get vaccinated for coronavirus. The ruling, issued Friday, August 27, sets up a possible appeal that could make it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has been too hesitant to try to force people to get the coronavirus vaccine and wear masks, a former mayor of Worcester said. "We've waited patiently, hoping to convince the unvaccinated to step up. We tried gifts, scholarships, and cash. We said '
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Just because some women who have an abortion may ask the city of Boston for paid leave doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with abortion, a Boston city councilor said recently. Lydia Edwards, a city councilor who supports expanding paid leave benefits for city employees to include
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By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service
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New polling shows that Boston city councilor Michelle Wu is ahead in the Boston mayoral preliminary election. A poll released by Emerson College this week in the run up to the Tuesday, September 14 election showed Wu in the lead with 24 percent support followed by fellow city councilor Annissa
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