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Right-To-Work Bill Fails In New Hampshire

New Hampshire will not become a right-to-work state this year or next year. Senate Bill 61, a proposal to ban unions from charging dues to nonmembers for the cost of representation, failed Thursday, June 3 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, with 175 voting in favor and 199 voting

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Ed Markey Says Immigrants Make America Safer

How do you make a country safer? According to U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden), immigration accomplishes that.

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Rhode Island Drops Outdoor Mask Mandate For Unvaccinated Ocean Staters

Wearing masks outdoors is a thing of the past in Rhode Island. Unvaccinated Ocean Staters no longer have to wear a mask outdoors in Rhode Island, although the state has made no changes to its indoor mask policy, as What's Up Newp reports.

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Select Market Basket Locations Giving People Gift Cards For Getting Coronavirus Vaccine

Did you get a gift for being vaccinated? Would getting a gift make you more likely to get vaccinated? Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a new initiative to incentivize people to get the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. Starting Thursday, June 3, select Market Basket locations across the state will have

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Massachusetts Homeschool Population More Than Doubled This School Year

Homeschooling was a lot more common in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the 2020-2021 school year than it was in past years. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its annual school enrollment figures recently — and it showed that the state's homeschooled population more than doubled

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Former Assistant Transportation Secretary Chris Dempsey Running For State Auditor In Massachusetts

Another Democrat plans to run for state auditor now that incumbent Suzanne Bump won't run for re-election. In addition to governor's council member Eileen Duff, Chris Dempsey says he's running. Dempsey previously served as the assistant secretary of transportation for Massachusetts, as many news

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FiveThirtyEight Says Massachusetts Is The Most Democratic State In The Country

How Democratic is Massachusetts? It's the most Democratic state in the country, according to FiveThirtyEight.

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Seth Moulton Took $1,000 From Big Tobacco In 2017

What do Seth Moulton (D-Salem) and Richard Neal (D-Springfield) have in common? A lot, probably. They're both Democratic congressmen from Massachusetts. They both won primaries against Democrats to their left last year. And they both take corporate political action committee money.