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Rand Paul Calls For Republicans To Vote Susan Collins Out

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) won her state in 2020 and won't be up for re-election until 2026, if she decides to run again. However, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) is already calling on Republicans to vote her out of office. During a speech over the

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New Hampshire To Start Vaccinating Out-Of-Staters Next Week

Do you want a vaccine for coronavirus? In New Hampshire, you may be able to get one next week, even if you're not a resident of the state. All New Hampshire residents ages 16 and over have been eligible for the vaccine since April 2. However, as of

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Only 3 Percent of Harvard Faculty Identify As Conservative, Survey Finds

A little less than 3 percent of faculty members at Harvard University identify as conservative, according to a survey performed by the student newspaper. "There hasn't been a conservative appointed as a Harvard faculty for the last 10 years, as far as I know," Harvey Mansfield,

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Lawrence Teachers Union Votes No Confidence in Superintendent For Re-Opening City’s Public Schools

Three unions representing public school district employees in Lawrence have approved a vote of no confidence in the superintendent for re-opening the city's public schools on Monday, April 5 on a staggered basis without requesting a waiver from the state to prevent it from happening. The city'

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Vermont Moving Toward Becoming First State in the Country To Protect Abortion In State Constitution

A proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine a right to abortion in the Vermont Constitution is one step closer to taking effect, now that the Vermont Senate has approved it a second time. The proposed amendment is on track to go to voters in the state in the November 2022

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Transcript of Hearing on Proposed Equal-Racial-Outcomes Amendment to Massachusetts Constitution

Below is a transcript of a portion of a hearing of the Joint Committee of the Judiciary of the Massachusetts Legislature on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 dealing with a proposed amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution that would define unequal outcomes by race and other groups de facto evidence of racially

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Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Has Below-Average Effectiveness Among Democrats

Are members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation effective in doing their jobs? At least one person is, but generally speaking, they are below-average at it, according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking's analysis.

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Hip-Hop Republican and Gubernatorial Candidate Darius Mitchell Wants To Take Massachusetts Republican Party In A New Direction

He's not Charlie Baker. He's not Donald Trump. He's Darius Mitchell, and he describes himself as a "Hip-Hop Republican." Mitchell, who supported former President Trump in 2016, is the first Republican to announce a run for governor in Massachusetts in 2022. The