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Biological Male Identifying As Female Wins Vermont Legislature Seat

Soon , there will be an openly transgender member of the Vermont legislature. Taylor Small, a 26-year-old man biological male who identifies as a woman, won a seat representing Chittenden 6-7 district in the Vermont House of Representatives this week.

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Two Defendants Plead Not Guilty To Charges In Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Case

Once administrators for the Holyoke Soldiers' home, Bennett Walsh and Dr. David Clinton were arraigned on criminal neglect charges for their job performance there Thursday. Walsh, the former Superintendent and Clinton, one of his medical advisors, pleaded not guilty to the charges during an arraignment at Hampden Superior Court

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Russell, Massachusetts Voted For Trump More Than Any Other Town In The State This Year

What's the most pro-Trump town in Massachusetts? According to the voting results, it's a small town in the western part of the state. No, there is not a part of Massachusetts that voted 90 percent for the sitting president, or even 60 percent for him.

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No Thanksgiving-As-Usual This Year, Cape Cod Coronavirus Task Force Says

Want to have Thanksgiving with friends and loved ones from across the state or maybe even out of state this year? The Cape Cod Reopening Task Force says you shouldn't.

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Susan Collins Wins Maine, Trump Earns Electoral Vote

Maine Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins will serve another term after all — and President Donald Trump got an electoral vote from New England once again. Collins, the moderate Republican first elected in 1996, will serve at least one more term. She earned 51.1 percent of the vote in

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Two New England Republican Governors Win Re-Election

A pair of Republican governors in New England overwhelmingly won their re-election bids this year. Governors Chris Sununu of New Hampshire and Phil Scott of Vermont had no problem winning their races. With the wins, they will serve another two years.

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Jay McMahon Falls To Susan Moran in Massachusetts Senate Rematch on Cape and in Plymouth County

After flipping a Massachusetts Senate seat in May, Susan Moran (D-Falmouth) held onto her seat in the Plymouth & Barnstable district in the November general election. Moran topped Bourne attorney Jay McMahon, receiving 56 percent of the vote to his 44 percent. In all, Moran got 55,560 votes and

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Ranked-Choice Voting Opponents Say Issue Is Now Settled In Massachusetts By Decisive Rejection From Voters

For those who oppose ranked-choice voting, Tuesday night was a victory. That includes the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, which opposed the bill and wrote the official argument against Question 2 in the Massachusetts voters guide sent to households across the state before the 2020 general election. Bay State voters rejected the