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Donald Trump Holds Commanding Lead In Maine Presidential Primary Poll

Former President Donald Trump has a commanding lead in a Maine presidential primary poll released this week. The former president has 77 percent support from likely Republican primary voters on Super Tuesday, March 5, according to the University of New Hampshire poll. This puts him well ahead of former United

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RFK Jr. Wants Rand Paul To Be The Next Republican Leader of the U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) plans to step down from his role as the Senate Republican leader at the end of the year, and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced who he would like to see take the senator's place. Kennedy wants

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Massachusetts Ratepayers Fed Up With High Energy Costs

By Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Fiscal Crunch Forcing Massachusetts House Democrats To Scrutinize Cost of Emergency Shelter Program Benefiting Illegal Immigrants

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Seth Moulton Says Democratic U.S. House Would Protect Democracy If Trump Wins

Democracy is on the ballot in November 2024, according to U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem). Moulton recently said that he thinks Democrats winning the U.S. House is vital, as it could serve as a check on former President Donald Trump if he wins the 2024 presidential election.

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Somerville Early Education School Students Speak 23 Languages (Plus English); Emphasis On ‘Equity,’ ‘Restorative Justice’

Students at an early education public school in Somerville speak 23 primary languages, the principal said. Students come from all 12 countries in South America, all seven countries in Central America, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Germany, Japan, and China.

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MassGOP Urges People To Vote Against Pro-Hitler State Committee Candidate

The Massachusetts Republican Party is urging people not to vote for one of its state committee candidates this upcoming Super Tuesday election on March 5. The MassGOP wants people to vote against Lori Kauffman, a Boston resident running for GOP state committeewoman in the First Suffolk District, because Kauffman has

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Illegal Immigrant Murder Convict Who Lived In New Bedford Gets Additional 10-Year Prison Sentence

A Brazilian man who used to live in New Bedford received a 10-year prison sentence in federal court in Boston for illegal re-entry earlier this week. The man, 52-year-old Walter Gomes DaSilva, is currently serving a 25 years-to-life prison sentence imposed in Massachusetts state court for a 2016 murder conviction,