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Matt McDonald, a Boston-area native, has decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and copy editor. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
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Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy criticized the Public Safety and Security Committee of the Connecticut Legislature for not acting on a bill to ban bump-fire stocks in Connecticut. Malloy, a Democrat, noted that Massachusetts and several other states banned the device after the Las Vegas mass-shooting October 1.
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The New Hampshire Senate rejected a bill that would ban using Medicaid funds for sex-change surgeries. The 24-member body deadlocked 12-12, with two Republicans joining all the Democrats, according to The Union Leader. The tie means the bill failed, and that the state will continue to offer so-called gender reassignment
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U.S. Senator Jeff Flake called for a primary challenger for President Donald Trump in 2020 during an appearance at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Flake, a Republican from Arizona, left the door open for himself, though he said he thinks it's unlikely.
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A transgender principal of an elementary school in Swampscott on administrative leave won't be coming back. Tom Daniels, 52, a biological male who announced in early February a wish to identify as a woman named Shannon, will stay on leave until June 30, when the current contract runs
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Five people, including two from Massachusetts, were arrested by federal authorities in connection with what prosecutors say was a multi-state prostitution ring featuring Asian women. High-end apartments in Cambridge were used as a brothel, according to prosecutors.
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The College of the Holy Cross is getting rid of the Crusader as its mascot and its logo. The announcement comes 39 days after the school announced it would keep Crusader as its nickname, after a trustees meeting called to consider ditching it.
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The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester is ditching the crusader knight as its logo and mascot. Holy Cross will keep the Crusader as its nickname, as the school announced February 3 after a trustees meeting called to decide whether to get rid of it because it calls to
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Mike Zullas, who is running for the Milton Board of Selectmen, wants to change the name of the board to make it gender-inclusive. He proposes it be called "select board."