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Lobbyists Silent On Past Benjamin Downing Donations As He Reverses Policy

Benjamin Downing is running for governor of Massachusetts with a promise that differs from his practice when he was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature. The 39-year-old Democrat said on Twitter last week that he will not accept any money from lobbyists or political action committees. He even included a

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Charlie Baker Defends Not Vaccinating Residents Ages 65-74

Should all senior citizens have an opportunity to be vaccinated in Massachusetts right now? The state's governor, Charlie Baker, says no.

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Jake Auchincloss Says He Wants To Prove How Liberal He Is This Session

Is U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton) left-wing enough? He insists that he is and wants to reassure people that will be the case — with his voting record.

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Democratic Socialist State Rep Rips Gas Tax As Regressive

Many Democratic politicians in Massachusetts want to raise the gas tax to reduce carbon emissions in Massachusetts. Yet a new Democratic state legislator who identifies as a democratic socialist has come out against it.

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Defense Contractors, Bankers, Police, Alcohol Funded Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate Ben Downing As A State Senator

Benjamin Downing says he will run for governor of Massachusetts, and to run an election, he will have to raise money. Downing, a Democrat who served as a state senator from Pittsfield from 2007 to 2017, has experience doing that already. So when he was running in elections in the

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Roll Call on Gas Tax Bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in March 2020

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that sought to increase the state's gasoline tax and tax ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The vote was 113 Yea, 40 Nay, 4 Not Voting. All Yea votes came from

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New Hampshire Is Too White To Have the First Primary In the Country, Democratic National Committee Chairman Says

Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez doesn't like the idea of Iowa having the first caucus in the country and New Hampshire having the first primary. The problem, according to Perez:  they're too white.

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Scott Brown Blames Trump For Capitol Hill Riot

Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown, who served as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand under then-President Donald Trump, is apparently no longer a fan of The Donald. Brown blamed him for the Capitol Hill riot that took place on January 6, 2021 in a recent interview with GBH