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Harvard Athletics Department Shows ‘Inconsistent Engagement With Queer Inclusion,’ Student Newspaper Reports

Harvard College athletes who identify as transgender say they aren't getting as much support from the school's athletics department as they should. Several athletes told The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, that varsity teams at the school host their own "pride games," which the

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And Then There Were Four: Republican Peter Durant Wins Massachusetts Senate Seat In Special Election

State Representative Peter Durant will soon be state Senator Peter Durant, now that he has won a special election in central Massachusetts. Durant (R-Worcester) will become the fourth Republican in the Massachusetts Senate, against 36 Democrats, for a ratio of one-to-nine.

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Don’t Put High-Voltage Cables From Ocean Wind Turbines Underneath Public Beaches and Neighborhood Roads, Cape Cod Columnist Says

Planned high-voltage cables bringing electricity from future wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean shouldn't be put under public beaches and neighborhood streets on the south side of Cape Cod, a newspaper columnist says. The columnist says he is worried about electromagnetic radiation and leaks.

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Ohio Voters Approve Pro-Abortion Amendment To State Constitution

Ohio voters have approved an amendment to the state constitution making abortion legal through fetal viability, which state law says is around 22 to 24 weeks. The amendment passed Tuesday by 57 to 43 percent, according to the Ohio Secretary of State's office.

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Pro-Life Mayor of Quincy Wins Re-Election Over Pro-Abortion Challenger

Thomas Koch won re-election as mayor of Quincy by 10 points Tuesday night. Koch, a former Democrat who left the party over abortion, turned away a challenge from a city councilor who made abortion an issue in the campaign.

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Massachusetts State Auditor Says She Is Closing In On Signatures Needed For Audit-The-Legislature Ballot Question

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says she is within striking distance of the number of signatures she needs to bring a ballot question asking voters to give her explicit authority to audit the Massachusetts Legislature. DiZoglio told State House News Service on Monday, November 6 that she has about 50,000

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Cape Cod Town Scrutinizing Seasonal Property Owners Registering To Vote

Town officials in Truro are scrutinizing recent voter registrations of property owners in the Cape Cod town who also live elsewhere, holding hearings to determine if the registrations are valid. A group called the Truro Part-time Resident Taxpayers Association has encouraged people who own summer homes in the town to

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Provide $250 Million More In Shelters For Foreign Migrants, Massachusetts House Democrats Say

Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives are planning to pass a $250 million increase for the state's emergency shelter system to house more migrants who have entered the country without official status. The money would be part of a $2.74 billion supplemental budget bill for the