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Massachusetts Attorney General Calls Pregnant Women ‘Birthing People’

In a statement announcing $1.5 million in maternal health equity grants to non-profit organizations, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell made reference to "birthing people." "We each have a role to play in addressing the maternal health crisis in Massachusetts where, for example, Black birthing people experience

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Massachusetts Housing Prices Hit Record High Last Month

Housing prices in Massachusetts show no sign of decreasing, hitting a record high last month. The median selling price for a condo rose 6.5 percent year over year in July to $555,000, according to a new report by the Warren Group, a real estate analytics firm. As a

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Catholic Action League of Massachusetts Celebrates Defeat of Easthampton Anti-Crisis-Pregnancy-Centers Ordinance

The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts is celebrating the defeat of a proposed ordinance in Easthampton that sought to warn residents about pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and help people to file complaints with the state against them. The Easthampton City Council approved the proposed ordinance July 5 on a vote

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Massachusetts Fourth Most Expensive State To Live In, According To New Report

Massachusetts is the fourth most expensive state in the country to live in, based on monthly costs, according to a report released by Doxo.com. The top ten list of most expensive states will hardly be a surprise:  Hawaii comes in at number one, immediately followed by California, New Jersey,

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Ed Markey Calls Sharks ‘Magnificent Creatures Who We Are So Lucky To Co-Exist With’

Ed Markey visited the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, a non-profit orgaimiaztion in Chatham, and liked what he saw. "I had such a great time at @A_WhiteShark today learning about these magnificent creatures who we are so lucky to co-exist with," Markey said Monday, July 31 on X,

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Ayanna Pressley Calls Food Security A ‘Human Right,’ Praises Massachusetts Politicians For Making Universal Free School Meals Permanent

U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) praised Massachusetts state lawmakers for passing a budget that includes permanent universal free school meals. "Food security is a human right, and this will literally change & save lives," Pressley said on Tuesday, August 1, on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Ayanna Pressley Affirms ‘Black Babies Are Beautiful,’ Instructs Crowd To ‘Stay Woke’ At NAACP Convention

The 114th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Convention took place over the weekend, during which U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) gave a speech her office called a "love letter to Black Boston." During the speech Saturday, July 29, Pressley mentioned several sub-categories of

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‘The Extremists Are Holding The American People Hostage,’ Katherine Clark Says

U.S. Representative Katherine Clark bashed Republicans in Congress earlier this week for refusing to bend on adding spending appropriations for abortion and transgender surgeries in a national defense bill. "The extremists are holding the American people hostage," Clark said Friday, July 27. "We will have twelve