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GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Shiva Ayyadurai’s Has Made Alt-Right Show Appearances

Belmont resident Shiva Ayyadurai has done something many political candidates would never dare to — let alone in a liberal bastion like Massachusetts. Ayyadurai, who is running for U.S. Senate as a Republican, publicly associates with alt-right personalities. The alt-right is a loose term that describes people who eschew mainstream

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Rachael Rollins Says No To Mayoral Run

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says she won't run for mayor of Boston next year. Rollins, who was elected district attorney in 2018, could challenge incumbent Mayor Marty Walsh in 2021 without giving up her current office. However, she said that's not something she plans

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Markey, Kennedy Have Similar Favorability Ratings Among Bay State Voters

Who is the most popular person running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 2020? It's hard to say.

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Rayla Campbell Responds To Ayanna Pressley’s Call For ‘Unrest In The Streets,’ Calls Out Video Attacker at Joe Kennedy III Rally

Rayla Campbell isn't too happy with a comment U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) made during an appearance on MSNBC's AM Joy over the weekend. On Saturday, the "Squad" member who represents Massachusetts' Seventh Congressional District, slammed President Donald Trump and his supporters

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How To Clean Up the Common Core Mess in Massachusetts

With the onset of Common Core, Massachusetts's education standards for public schools have declined. How can the state regain lost ground? It's actually not that hard. Solid standards already exist. What's needed is the will to implement them.

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Feds Charge Providence Man With Arson In Torching of Police Cruiser During Riots

Federal authorities have arrested a 34-year-old man who lives in Providence, Rhode Island on a charge of arson during the riots in that city in early June. According to prosecutors, Luis Joel Sierra was on pretrial release for two state charges of heroin trafficking when he leaned into a Providence

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State Bans Rafting of Boats

State officials are banning rafting of boats, citing the coronavirus emergency. "All recreational crafts must remain a safe distance apart. Rafting-up vessels in prohibited," states an amended advisory from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, dated Friday, August 14.

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Joe Kennedy III’s Wife Worked For Pro-Abortion Advocacy Group

U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III's wife worked for a pro-abortion advocacy group in Washington D.C. during her husband's first years in Congress. The National Partnership for Women & Families, where Lauren Birchfield Kennedy served as director of health policy, lists as among its