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Several Socialists Running For City Council In Boston Area This Year

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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Charlie Baker May Run For A Third Term, Former State House Reporter Says

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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Agawam City Council Republican Cecilia Calabrese May Run For Lieutenant Governor, Sources Say

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 School Mask Mandate Will Apply To Sports

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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Transcripts of Anti-Masks-Mandate Remarks By Two Baker Appointees on Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

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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State Board Approves Masks Mandate For Massachusetts Public Schools – But Two Members Express Strong Reservations

A state board has authorized the state's education commissioner to require masks for all public school staff and students ages 5 and up in Massachusetts through at least October 1. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 9-1 Tuesday morning in favor of the policy, proposed

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Maura Healey On Vaccine Passports: Still Too Soon To Say

By Matt Murphy State House News Service

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Mask Mandate Likely Coming To Massachusetts Public Schools For Students and Staff

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education gave the state's Education Commissioner the authority to implement a mask mandate at all public schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Tuesday. The board voted 9-1 on Tuesday, August 24 to give commissioner Jeff Riley that authority, as WBUR