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Maura Healey’s Former Domestic Partner Sworn In As Justice of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
By Sam Doran State House News Service
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New Hampshire Transgender State Champ Track Athlete Weighs In On Transgender Athlete Debate
Kearsarge Regional High girls' track athlete Maelle Jacques, a male who identifies as transgender, recently weighed in on the transgender athlete debate. Jacques, who won the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in the high jump this past winter, told The Concord Monitor that the athlete
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Massachusetts Senate President Not Ready To Ditch MCAS As Graduation Requirement
Massachusetts should have a standardized test graduation requirement, according to Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). While Spilka said the graduation requirement doesn't have to be passing the MCAS, as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System is known, she doesn't want to see it repealed unless the
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Maura Healey and Michelle Wu To Speak At Vatican Conference On Climate Change In May
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plan to speak at an international conference on climate change in May. "Pope Francis will preside over the summit," which is "organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences," according to
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Maura Healey’s Transportation Secretary Isn’t The Only Massachusetts Democrat Calling For More Tolls
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Five Worst Pieces of Pork In The Massachusetts House Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal
Massachusetts state legislators are working on yet another bloated budget, this time for the upcoming fiscal year 2025. With more than $57.9 billion in the proposed House budget and various non-monetary provisions, state legislators do not seem interested in embracing fiscal responsibility anytime soon.
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Diana DiZoglio’s Audit-The-Legislature Ballot Effort Sees Slim Majority Support In Massachusetts, Poll Finds
By Katie Lannan | GBH News and Gintautas Dumcius, CommonWealth Beacon A SLIGHT MAJORITY of Massachusetts residents support a potential ballot question that would grant state Auditor Diana DiZoglio the power to probe the inner workings of her former colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature, according to a CommonWealth Beacon/GBH News
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Springfield Man Arrested For Fentanyl Trafficking
A Springfield resident, Emilio Garcia-Cappas, 27, has been arrested on charges in connection with fentanyl trafficking. Garcia-Cappas has been indicted on one count of conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and another count of distributing and possession with intent to distribute the same substance. Following his arrest
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