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New Hampshire’s Sexual Assault Law Strengthened To Include Student-Teacher Relations

As of the new year, the grounds for sexual assault are different in New Hampshire. It now includes any sexual contact between school employees and students ages 13 to 18 at the school. Previously, ithe law in New Hampshire allowed teen-agers 16 and older to be able to consent to

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Massachusetts Republican State Committee Members React To Jim Lyons Winning Re-Election As GOP Chairman

The Massachusetts Republican State Committee was divided, but they ended up choosing to stick with incumbent Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons when it came down to a vote on Sunday afternoon. He topped Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk) in the vote 39-36, winning another two years in the position.

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Jim Lyons Re-Elected MassGOP Chairman

Jim Lyons will be the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party for at least another term. On Sunday, Lyons won his re-election bid in a vote that included 75 members of the Republican State Committee. Of those 75, 39 voted for Lyons, and 36 voted for state Representative Shawn Dooley

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Jake Auchincloss Takes Office In Congress

January 3, 2021 represents the start of the 117th United States Congress, and the Massachusetts delegation looks different from before. Now, instead of Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton) representing the state's Fourth District, it is U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton).

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Pat Buchanan Slams ROE Act Passage

Paleoconservative political commentator Pat Buchanan slammed Massachusetts liberals for passing the ROE Act abortion expansion bill in this legislative session. In his syndicated column, Buchanan noted that a minor cannot take a Tylenol at school without her parent's permission, but the bill allows 16- and 17-year-old girls to

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Most Massachusetts Congressmen Are Flower Children, Campaign Records Show

What do congressional campaigns spend their money on? Bumper stickers, lawn signs, TV ads, payroll for their staff?

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Massachusetts To Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars By 2035, Governor Says

Want to buy a new car in Massachusetts that uses gasoline? The years to do that are officially numbered.

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New Hampshire Enters 13th Year With $7.25 Minimum Wage

The minimum wage went up to $13.50 an hour in Massachusetts in 2021, but it remained unchanged in New Hampshire. The minimum wage in New Hampshire has stayed the same since 2009. That's when the federal government bumped it up to $7.25 an hour, as the