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Bernie Sanders Still Backing Joe Biden After Rough Debate Performance

After a rough debate for President Joe Biden last week, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is sticking by the presumptive Democratic nominee. Sanders admitted the debate on CNN against former President Donald Trump didn't go well for Biden, but he also said the Democratic Party will likely

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‘Go Find A Flask and Start Drinking,’ Western Massachusetts Professor Says After Watching Trump-Biden Debate

A retired college professor who watched the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump last night pronounced himself "demoralized" afterward. "'Go find a flask and start drinking' were my initial thoughts," said Stewart "Buz" Eisenberg, a professor emeritus at

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How Do We Get Rid of Joe? Massachusetts Legislator Among Many Democrats Distraught Over President Biden’s Debate Performance

A Democratic Massachusetts state senator is calling on President Joe Biden to step aside as the party's presumptive nominee following Biden's halting performance in the nationally televised debate with former President Donald Trump last night. Biden, who trails Trump in most polls, left sentences unfinished and

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Healey Administration To Ban Migrants From Sleeping At Logan Airport

By Michael P. Norton State House News Service

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Massachusetts Emergency Assistance Czar’s Message At Border: ‘Our Shelters Are Full’

By Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Maura Healey Says She Wouldn’t Enforce A Federal Gestational Limit On Abortion

In the unlikely event that the federal government sets a gestational limit on abortion, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey says the state would not enforce it. "I wouldn't put one dime, or any energy, or effort, or personnel into enforcing laws that are a direct violation of freedom,

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Charlie Baker Attending MassGOP Fund-Raiser This Week

Former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker plans to be in the Bay State today. The current president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association is scheduled to headline a fund-raiser for the Massachusetts Republican Party on Wednesday, June 26, according to Politico.

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Cash For Votes? State Attorney General’s Office Investigating Claims In Springfield

The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is investigating claims that a campaign worker for a candidate for mayor of Springfield handed out 10-dollar bills to homeless people to vote for him, a city official said. Former city councilor Justin Hurst challenged incumbent mayor Domenic Sarno in the November 2023