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MassGOP Says Joe Biden’s Immigration Executive Order Is Too Little Too Late

The Massachusetts Republican Party blasted President Joe Biden after he signed an executive order that he says will reduce the flow of migrants into the country. As of Wednesday, June 5, migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico cannot receive asylum unless they do so at a port

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Maura Healey Has Solid Approval Rating In Massachusetts, Poll Shows

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has a positive approval rating, according to a poll released by UMass Amherst this week. Overall, 54 percent of Bay Staters approve of the current governor, while 32 percent disapprove, the poll said.

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Connecticut Transgender Shot Putter Takes Bronze At Girls’ State Championship Meet

A transgender athlete had a top-three finish at a state championship girls' track meet in Connecticut last week. Rose McNaughton, a male and a junior at Old Saybrook High School, finished third in shotput (32 feet, 1.5 inches) at the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class S girls'

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President Franklin Roosevelt’s Prayer To The Nation On D-Day

As we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing of our troops on the beaches of Normandy, we post below President Franklin Roosevelt's prayer given on the radio to the American people. The prayer reminds us of several things that we should never forget.

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Maura Healey Offers More Time For William Veal Pardon Review, After Some Members of Massachusetts Governor’s Council Express Concerns About It

By Sam Doran State House News Service

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Pro-Life 75-Year-Old Kingston Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Blockading Late-Term Abortion Facility

A senior citizen from Kingston, Massachusetts received a two-year prison sentence for her pro-life activities. Paulette Harlow, 75, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on Friday, May 31, for participating in a blockade of an abortion facility in Washington. D.C. on October 22, 2020, according to a

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Elizabeth Chen Out As Massachusetts Elder Affairs Secretary — No Reason Given

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Black Former Boston Red Sox Player Says He’s A Republican

Chicago White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham is a Republican, he revealed on X (still commonly known as Twitter) this week. Pham, 36, who is part Vietnamese and part African-American, revealed this information when an X user accused him of being a "sissy lib."