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The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a modified version of the ROE Act abortion expansion bill on Thursday evening, but many politicians show no interest in talking about it. The ROE Act abortion expansion bill was in the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary from January
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On Thursday November 12, Pope Francis telephoned candidate Joe Biden to congratulate him on his apparent presidential victory, albeit one still vigorously challenged in several states by President Donald Trump. According to the Catholic News Agency, "President-elect Joe Biden spoke this morning with His Holiness Pope Francis. The president-elect
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If either U.S. senator representing Massachusetts takes a job in a Joe Biden administration, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker would still get to appoint the temporary replacement. It's a topic that came up during the Massachusetts House of Representatives' consideration of 777 budget amendments this past week.
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Bars will soon be closing in Vermont due to the coronavirus emergency. The state's Republican governor, Phil Scott, recently announced a slew of restrictions that will be going into effect in the state. They include closing in-person service for bars and social clubs, making restaurants cut off in-person
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Charlie Baker is not a fan of the ROE Act abortion bill, but another Republican governor of Massachusetts has a different opinion. That would be Jane Swift, who served as acting governor from 2001 to 2003. She endorsed the legislation, a version of which passed in the Massachusetts House of
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When it comes to court picks, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's latest is a dud. Baker nominated Kimberly Budd to serve as the chief justice of the state's Supreme Judicial Court in late October, and the Governor's Council held their first public hearing for Budd
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By Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service
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If certain labor unions get their way, then Marty Walsh might not run for re-election as mayor of Boston. That's not because they want to end his political career. Rather, they want him to be the U.S. Secretary of Labor for former vice president Joe Biden, if
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