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Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey Likely To Establish Vaccine Mandate For City Workers Next Week
Will there be a coronavirus vaccine mandate for the roughly 18,000 city of Boston employees soon? It's a possibility, acting Mayor Kim Janey said.
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Nursing Home Workers Face Vaccine Mandate In Massachusetts
If you work in a nursing home in Massachusetts, you now have no choice but to get vaccinated against coronavirus if you want to keep your job. The state's governor, Charlie Baker, announced the vaccine mandate for such workers on Wednesday, August 4, according to The Hill. The
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Barack Obama Uninvites Many People To His Martha’s Vineyard Birthday Party
Will former President Barack Obama have a birthday party with close to 500 people on Martha's Vineyard this weekend? That was the plan, but it no longer appears to be the case. Now, Obama, who turned 60 on Wednesday, August 4, plans to have a birthday party with
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Does Massachusetts Republican State Committeewoman Lindsay Valanzola Live In Nashville, Tennessee?
Where does Massachusetts Republican state committeewoman Lindsay Valanzola live? She is the Republican state committeewoman for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex state Senate district, and says that she lives in Wales, which is in the district. Wales is a town of about 1,800 in south central Massachusetts that
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Massachusetts Teachers Association Wants To Force Fully Vaccinated Students To Wear Masks This Fall
Are you a preschooler? Or are you a young adult who is fully vaccinated against coronavirus? Either way, the Massachusetts Teachers Association wants the state to force you to wear a mask when you go to school.
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Former Maine Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin To Run For His Old Seat
Former U.S. Representative Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) plans to run for his old seat again. Poliquin represented the right-leaning Second Maine district in the central and northern portsions of the state from 2015 to 2019. He lost re-election in 2018 due to ranked-choice voting. He got more first place votes
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Dianna Ploss To Run For Governor of Massachusetts
A local pro-Trump activist plans to run for governor of Massachusetts. Dianna Ploss, known for her frequent protests outside of Governor Charlie Baker's home in Swampscott, filed to run for governor with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance this week. She listed no party affiliation.
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Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren Voted Against Human-Animal Hybrid Ban This Year
Should scientists try to mix humans with other animals? An attempt in the U.S. Senate to prevent that from happening failed earlier this year. Every Democrat voted against it, including the two from Massachusetts: U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge).
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