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Charlie Baker Could Be Part Of A Hypothetical Biden Administration

If former vice president Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidential election, he might want to take Charlie Baker with him to the nation's capital. Biden's transition team is vetting several Republicans to potentially serve in cabinet positions, if Biden wins the election. A few names mentioned

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Andrew Yang Comes Out In Favor Of Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Initiative

A former Democratic presidential candidate came out in favor of the ranked-choice voting ballot initiative in Massachusetts recently. Andrew Yang, best known for his support for a universal basic income of $1,000 a month for all adults in the United States, is also a supporter of ranked-choice voting.

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Bill Keating Challengers Mike Manley and Helen Brady Hit Congressman For Supreme Court Hypocrisy

Congressman Bill Keating (D-Bourne) is not happy that Amy Coney Barrett may be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, but his challengers are accusing him of hypocrisy. Keating debated his two opponents — Brewster resident and pro-life independent Mike Manley and Republican Helen Brady of Concord — on WCAI's

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Vote Trump, Vote Racism, Connecticut Newspaper Says

A vote for President Donald Trump is a vote for racism, a Connecticut newspaper says. "… [Y}ou can't support Trump without supporting the racism that forms the bedrock of his political persona," said The Hartford Courant, a daily newspaper in the state's capital, in

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Big Tobacco, Defense Contractors, Pharmaceutical Companies Gave Richard Neal Third Quarter Funding Boost In Primary Battle

U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) fended off a primary challenger from his left in Massachusetts's First Congressional District on September 1 — with more than a little financial support from some big companies. Neal, who won the primary with 58.6 percent of the vote to his opponent&

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Mike Pence Campaigns In Central Maine

Vice President Mike Pence went to northern New England on Monday to campaign. Pence went up to Dysart's Service Center in Hermon, Maine. It's part of Penobscot County near Bangor, according to WABI-TV.

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Geoff Diehl Endorses Summer Schmaling For State Representative

Halifax resident Summer Schmaling, who is running for state representative as a Republican in the Twelfth Plymouth District, recently received the backing of a former member of the state Legislature. Schmaling, who is running against incumbent state Representative Kathleen LaNatra (D-Kingston), earned the backing of Geoff Diehl, a Whitman Republican

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Charlie Baker May Soon Have Picked Every Member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Governor Charlie Baker is mulling applications to fill two vacancies on the state's highest court. Once he nominates candidates and the Governor's Council confirms them, Baker will have selected every justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.