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Mitt Romney Polling At 4 Percent In Hypothetical Republican Primary

Could former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney run for president again — and if so, how would he do in the Republican primaries? It's unclear if Romney would run again, but if he does he would start well behind former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical campaign, as a new

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Harry Reid Agrees New Hampshire Is Too White To Have First Primary

If former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had it his way, his home state of Nevada would be first in the nation in the Democratic presidential caucus — followed by South Carolina for a primary. He told Politico this week that he doesn't think Iowa and New Hampshire should

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Fiscal Conservatives Express Concerns Over Massachusetts’s Electric Truck Rebate Program

Want to buy an electric truck? The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has set aside millions of dollars worth of tax credits for you if you choose to do so. However, fiscal conservatives have urged caution when it comes to the program.

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Massachusetts Candidate for Governor Ben Downing Accepted Subsidized Israel Trip From Pro-Israel Advocacy Group As A State Senator

As a member of the Massachusetts legislature, then-state senator Ben Downing took a trip to Israel in 2015, but he didn't pay for it. Downing, a Democrat who lived in Pittsfield at the time, took a heavily subsidized trip to Israel from the Jewish Community Relations Council of

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Bristol County Shafted In Coronavirus Vaccine Doses, Fall River Mayor Says

Bristol County is getting far fewer coronavirus vaccine doses than other counties in Massachusetts relative to its confirmed cases of the virus, the mayor of Fall River said. Mayor Paul Coogan told the Fall River Herald News that Berkshire County in western Massachusetts is getting about six times as many

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Benjamin Downing Raises $100,000 In A Week In Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts

By Matt Murphy State House News Service

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Charlie Baker Flip Flops On Vaccinating Younger Senior Citizens, Says It’s O.K. Now

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker changed his mind. Now people ages 65 to 74 will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine later this week. They can start scheduling appointments as of Thursday, February 18. That will also be the case for people with two or more medical conditions from the guidelines

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Boston Red Sox Report To Spring Training

Spring Training for the 2021 Major League Baseball season has begun for the Boston Red Sox, according to the team's Twitter account. Pitchers and catchers reported to Fort Myers for the Red Sox on Wednesday, February 17 as the team prepares for its upcoming season. Position players are