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The U.S. Senate will most likely confirm Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be the next U.S. Secretary of Labor next week. The confirmation vote is set for Monday, March 22 in a Senate controlled by the Democratic Party.
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When will the state of Vermont be back to normal and no longer burdened by the coronavirus pandemic? The state's Republican governor, Phil Scott, said it could be by July 4, if all goes well. Scott said if Vermont receives the vaccine supplies promised by the federal government
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Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James, who is no fan of former President Donald Trump, is now a part-owner of the Boston Red Sox. Several news reports on Tuesday this week noted that James will join Fenway Sports Group as a partner. He will have some sort of an
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Eliminating carbon emissions from cars and trucks in Massachusetts right away would require taxing gasoline at more than $14 a gallon, a study from the Beacon Hill Institute has found. Such a proposal is not on the table. But the authors suggest the numbers point to a harsh reality: Pursuing
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Soon, any adult in the state of Connecticut will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. The state's Democratic governor Ned Lamont announced this week that any adult resident of the state can start scheduling vaccine appointments on Monday, April 5, as WFSB points out. This is ahead of
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Most people in Massachusetts approve of the state's Republican governor Charlie Baker, but his approval rating is on the decline. A poll released by UMass Amherst this week showed that Baker's approval rating has dropped substantially over the past several months. It showed Baker with a
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About one year ago the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shut down sectors of the economy in response to the coronavirus pandemic. While the virus has taken the lives of more than half a million Americans and hospitalized many more, people remain hesitant to donate blood out of fear of the virus,
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U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton), who was a registered Republican as recently as 2015, says there are some members of that party he would work with in Congress — and others he would not. It depends on whether or not they voted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential
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