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Boston Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu Says She Supports Paid Abortion Leave — And She’s Not The Only City Councilor Who Does
Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu wants to expand paid family leave to include abortion. Paid family leave?
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Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu wants to expand paid family leave to include abortion. Paid family leave?
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Former President Donald Trump wants New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu to run for office in 2022 — but not the one he currently holds. Trump said he wants Sununu to run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan. Sununu, although a supporter of legal abortion, is a supporter of
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) is planning to make a trip to Massachusetts next month. On September 9, she is scheduled to be a guest at a fund raiser in Newton to benefit the MA 4 Dems PAC, a leadership political action committee created by U.S. Representative
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What do Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, and Medford have in common? All four cities have self-identified democratic socialists running for city council this year — and the Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America supports them.
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Will Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker run for a third term? Frank Phillips, the former State House bureau chief for The Boston Globe, tweeted that it seems more likely now than it did in the past.
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Another Republican may join the race for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, several sources have told NewBostonPost in recent weeks. That Republican is Agawam city council vice president Cecilia Calabrese.
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Massachusetts will likely have an indoor mask mandate for public schools until at least October 1. This mandate will apply to indoor high school sports games and practices, as WHDH reports.
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Editor's Note: Two members of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education made extensive arguments against forcing students to wear masks in public schools in the state during a board meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Both are appointees of Governor Charlie Baker, who supports the masks
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