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New England Council Endorses Legalizing Bank Loans for Marijuana Businesses
A regional organization that lobbies for businesses that belong to it is calling on Congress to pass legislation that would allow pot…
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Framingham’s $125K-a-Year Diversity Officer Says Her ‘Work Is Forever Going To Be A Factor’
The city of Framingham's first chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer says she sees ending racial inequality as a goal,…
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Roe v. Wade Movie Shows Where Good Intentions Can Lead
"Pawns are the soul of the game." So says the young, woefully naive Bernard Nathanson to his father during a…
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Swampscott Cops Taking Looped Rope Around Tree Branch Very Seriously
Some say it's a foot swing. Some worry it may be a noose. Police in the North Shore town of…
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$14 A Gallon? Massachusetts Net-Zero-Emissions Climate Change Bill Would Be ‘Ruinous,’ Study Argues
Eliminating carbon emissions from cars and trucks in Massachusetts right away would require taxing gasoline at more than $14 a gallon, a…
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Anti-Sanctuary City Bill Moving in New Hampshire
A bill that would prohibit towns and cities in New Hampshire from enforcing policies that discourage cooperating with federal immigration authorities has…
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Maine Town Official Invited To NRA Convention Because of Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolution
A northern Maine local official has been invited to address the convention of the National Rifle Association this summer because the town…
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No Longer Any Need To Discuss Homosexuality-and-Transgender-Friendly Materials With Parents, Advocate Says
While once parents of schoolchildren needed to be informed before books dealing with homosexual and transgender themes were introduced into a classroom,…
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‘Father of Oceanography’ Cancelled By Oceanography School on Cape Cod
A short road running through the campus of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod has been renamed because its namesake fought…
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Gordon College Doesn’t Qualify For ‘Ministerial Exception’ From Professor’s Sexual Orientation Lawsuit, Massachusetts High Court Says
Gordon College can't claim a ministerial exception to shield the school from an anti-discrimination lawsuit brought by a former…
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Malcolm X’s Adolescent Home in Roxbury Added To National Register
Malcolm X's adolescent home in Roxbury has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Massachusetts Secretary of…
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Holyoke Raises Irish Flag – But No Parade This Year
Organizers of the city of Holyoke's typically annual St. Patrick's Day Parade gathered to raise the flag of…
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Woke Purity Tests Are Hurting Democratic Party and Working People, Democratic State Rep Candidate Says
A Democratic candidate for Massachusetts state representative under fire for expressing occasional right-of-center views says left-wing intolerance is hurting…
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These Advocates For Life Did Their Part — Will We Do Ours?
Gaudium Vitae When the sun goes down this afternoon, look out your window, in the direction of Beacon Hill, and you may…
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High-Skilled Foreigners Needs More Visas To Get Into the United States, Pharmaceutical Company Executive Says
The federal government should allow more foreigners into the United States so that industries that need high-skilled workers can get them,…
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U.S. Immigration Policies ‘Are Failing the Undocumented,’ Harvard President Says
Immigration policies in the United States are failing immigrants in the country illegally and their supporters, Harvard University's president said.…
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Illegal Immigrants Deserve ‘A Pathway To Citizenship’ Because of Coronavirus, Ayanna Pressley Says
The suffering of illegal immigrants during the coronavirus emergency means they should get a path to citizenship in the United States, U.…
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More Than One-Third of Harvard Faculty Not Born in the United States
About 35 percent of the faculty of Harvard University is foreign-born, the school's president said. Lawrence Bacow, president of…
