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Summer Schmaling Hints At Another State Representative Run

Could Summer Schmaling run for state representative in the 12th Plymouth district again? She hinted in a Facebook post that it's possible.

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Cape Republican Ron Beaty Weighing Run For Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Outgoing Cape Cod county commissioner Ron Beaty is interested in running for lieutenant governor. Beaty announced over the weekend that he is interested in serving as an unofficial running mate for former state representative Geoff Diehl if Diehl runs for governor.

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Someone In Boston Registered Four Karyn Polito For Governor Web Sites

Former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) may run for governor of Massachusetts in 2022, incumbent Republican governor Charlie Baker may seek a third term, but what about lieutenant governor Karyn Polito? Could she make a run for the post?

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Two GOP State Reps Offer Born-Alive Amendment To Massachusetts Abortion Legislation

Two Republican members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives filed an amendment on Tuesday designed to make sure that babies who are born alive following an attempted abortion have guaranteed access to lifesaving medical treatment. State Representative Alison Sullivan (R-Abington), and state Representative Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) filed the born-alive amendment

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Trump Got Electoral Vote In Maine

President Donald Trump got one of Maine's four electoral votes on Monday. Former vice president Joe Biden took three of the four electoral votes. Biden got two for winning the popular vote statewide and another for winning the state's First Congressional District in southern Maine.

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Harvard Professor Danielle Allen Considering Run for Governor of Massachusetts As A Democrat

At least two Democrats want to run for governor in Massachusetts in 2022. The latest name to surface is Danielle Allen, the director of Harvard's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. Allen formed an exploratory committee with the state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance on

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New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Says Mask Up

New Hampshire's Republican governor Chris Sununu wants his constituents to wear a mask. Sununu, who issued a statewide mask mandate last month, said the death of the state's Republican House Speaker, Dick Hinch, is an example of why people should wear masks. Hinch reportedly did not

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Massachusetts Residents Conflicted On Removing Parental and Judicial Consent For Abortions

If enacted, the proposed abortion amendment on the state budget bill would eliminate the current requirement in state law for a 16-year-old or 17-year-old girl seeking an abortion in Massachusetts to get the consent of a parent or a judge. How do Bay Staters feel about that? A recent Suffolk/