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Connecticut To Lift Nearly All Coronavirus Restrictions By May 19

Coronavirus restrictions on business? All or almost all will be gone in Connecticut in less than one month. The state's Democratic governor, Ned Lamont, announced on Monday, April 19 that outdoor restrictions will be gone on Saturday, May 1 and indoors, they will no longer be in effect

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Vermont’s Skiing Industry Lost About $100 Million This Past Winter

It was a rough winter for Vermont's skiing industry. Ski resorts in the state reportedly lost $100 million this past winter as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Vermont Ski Areas Association said, according to The Rutland Herald. The organization estimates a lost of $700 million to

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Time For Outdoor Masks To Come Off, Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Says

A conservative government watchdog group is calling on Governor Charlie Baker to end his mandate telling people in Massachusetts to wear masks outdoors. Coronavirus vaccines are available to everyone 16 and older in Massachusetts as of Monday, April 19. Older people and people with certain illnesses have been eligible to

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Kamala Harris Expected To Make New Hampshire Appearance On Friday, April 23

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to be in New Hampshire on Friday this week. Harris will make at least one stop, possibly more, in the Laconia-Plymouth area, as WMUR reports. It would be the first visit to New Hampshire for Harris since September 2019 when she was running for president.

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Ed Markey Says Republicans Stole Two Supreme Court Seats

Is the Republican Party guilty of theft? According to the mind of U.S. Senator Ed Markey, that is the case. He claims that Republicans stole two Supreme Court justices and therefore, the Democratic Party must add four more in response.

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No Reenactments at Lexington and Concord This Year

For the second year in a row, there will be no in-person reenactments of the skirmishes that began the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord. The coronavirus emergency has led reenactors to cancel in-person events, which usually occur on third Monday of the month, which is a state holiday known

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Homosexuality-Affirming Boston Pride Ridding Itself of ‘Individual, Interpersonal, Institutional and Structural Racism’

An organization that runs Boston's annual homosexuality-affirming parade has announced the appointment of seven members to a new committee designed to rid the organization of racism. "Boston Pride is dismantling the systemic oppression and individual, interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism within its own organization," Boston Pride

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Give Puerto Ricans The Say On Whether To Become 51st State, Ayanna Pressley Says

Puerto Ricans should be able to decide whether to join the union as a state, said U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester). Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution states: "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union …"