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Maine Judiciary Committee Shoots Down Bill That Would Have Allowed Courts To Take ‘Emergency Jurisdiction’ Over Children Seeking Gender-Transitioning

A legislative committee in Maine has killed a bill that would have given a state court "temporary emergency jurisdiction" over a child if "it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child … because the child has been unable to obtain gender-affirming health care or gender-affirming mental

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Richard Neal Says Joe Biden Needs To Tout His Economic Record

U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) says he thinks President Joe Biden needs to tout his economic record during his re-election bid. Neal said the problem with Biden is his administration has not done a good enough job touting it.

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Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Haven’t Done Much To Improve People’s Lives

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) admitted something this week. Sanders said that he does not think the Democratic Party has used its power to do much to improve the lives of the American people — and that he understands why Republicans don't vote for them.

Commentary

Lethargy and Leftism: Inside the Newton Public Schools As Teachers’ Strike Drags On

Newton students have now missed six consecutive school days due to a teachers' strike led by the Newton Teachers Association, the teachers union for the city's public schools. While the union sings "We Shall Overcome" at their rallies, as if their situation is at all

News

Near-Accidents Spur MBTA Bulletin On Door Protocols For Subway Trains

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Chinese National Student At Berklee College of Music Convicted of Threatening Person Who Put Up Posters For Democracy

A Berklee College of Music student has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston on charges of stalking and threatening an individual who put up fliers in support of democracy in China around the Berklee campus area. Xiaolei Wu, a 26-year-old citizen of the People's Republic of

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Vermont’s The Only GOP Governor Not To Sign Statement Supporting Texas Governor’s Attempts To Stop Illegal Immigrants At State’s Mexico Border

Vermont Governor Phil Scott is the only Republican governors in the country who has not expressed public support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott's claim that he has a right to stop illegal immigrants from coming into the United States over Texas's border with Mexico. The statement,

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Lynn Man Who Trafficked More Than 7,000 Fentanyl Pills Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

A Lynn man was sentenced in federal court in Boston this week for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization. The organization manufactured and distributed thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics, according to prosecutors. Erick Solis Lopez, 25, was sentenced to 62 months in prison and three