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Joe Kennedy III: Ed Markey Isn’t More Pro-Green-New-Deal Than I Am — And I Can Get It Done

U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III identified himself closely with the Green New Deal during a campaign appearance this week. Kennedy appeared at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (named for his grand-uncle) at Harvard University in Cambridge on Thursday, October 10.

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Lost Class Ring Turns Up 40 Years Later

A woman her lost her high school class ring not long after receiving it in 1979 got it back recently, thanks to a man with a metal detector. The man found the ring in Buffinton Park in Somerset on the south coast of Massachusetts. A photo of it appeared on

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Massachusetts U.S. Senate Candidate Takes Credit for ‘First Political Ad To Feature Stripper in a Positive Light’

A new political ad featuring Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shannon Liss-Riordan highlights her work as a labor lawyer, including advocating for strippers classified as independent contractors by the clubs they work at. Liss-Riordan has argued in court that strippers ought to be classified as employees and therefore should not

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Governor Shouldn’t Plunge Into Gas-Tax-Like Climate Change Initiative, Taxpayer Advocate Says

The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance is calling on Governor Charlie Baker to get approval from the state Legislature before implementing a climate-change program that could lead to higher gasoline prices. Baker administration officials say the Transportation and Climate Initiative program isn't a gas tax but rather a "cap-and-invest&

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War on Gas-Powered Cars Needed To Combat Climate Change, Environmentalists Say

Targeting motors that burn fuel and replacing them with electricity-powered mass transit, electric cars, and bikepaths are among the goals of a coalition seeking to fight climate change. The coalition, called Our Transportation Future, anticipates government-mandated caps on emissions under a framework called the Transportation and Climate Initiative. The initiative

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Indicted Fall River Mayor To Try Third-Party Write-In Straw To Save Re-Election Bid

Jasiel Correia II, the indicted Fall River mayor who federal prosecutors say bilked investors in his private company before he was mayor and shook down marijuana companies for bribes as mayor, is planning to use a third-party write-in candidate to try to win re-election in November, according to a leaked

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Connecticut Ban on ‘Ghost Guns’ and Plastic Firearms Goes Into Effect

A state ban on firearms assembled from parts purchased piecemeal that lack a serial number has gone into effect in Connecticut. Connecticut House Bill 7219 took effect Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The new law requires anyone who makes a gun to get a serial number for it from the state

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Abortion Clinic Now Offering Vasectomies

The only abortion clinic in Bangor, Maine is now offering vasectomies to men. Clinic officials cite interest in developing another revenue stream as among the reasons for offering the procedure, which renders males sterile. They also cite an interest in making men responsible for preventing unwanted conceptions, according to The