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Massachusetts Senate Approves Gender X Driver’s Licenses Bill
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that would create a Gender X option in addition to male and female on state…
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Massachusetts Population Grows
Massachusetts has far more people than it did in 2010. The state's population increased by about 340,000 people, increasing…
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Brockton Burglar Wanted Cash, Settled for Weed
A burglar who broke into a Brockton's man's apartment seeking cash settled for a half-ounce of marijuana…
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Warren, Sanders Trail Trump In Latest Poll
If they receive the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie…
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Vermont To Pay People To Move There
In 2020, Vermont will have a new approach to attract people to move to the state: Pay them. As of November 2019,…
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Joe Kennedy III Grilled On Whether Hunter Biden’s Ukraine Deal Looks All Right
U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III stammered several times Sunday while answering a question over whether the appearance that former vice…
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Use Unions To Build Wind Projects, Ed Markey Says
Companies hoping to build offshore wind turbines in Massachusetts waters should commit to using labor unions to build them, U.S. Senator…
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34 People Used Vermont’s Physician-Assisted Suicide Law During Two-Year Period
In Vermont, 34 people used the state's aid-in-dying law over the most recent two-year span of data,…
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Automatic Voter Registration Begins This Week in Massachusetts
Automatic voter registration begins in Massachusetts on Wednesday, January 1 for eligible citizens who interact with MassHealth, the Health Connector, and the…
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Deval Patrick Won’t Be On Michigan Primary Ballot
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will not appear on the Democratic Party's ballot in the 2020 presidential primary in Michigan.…
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Flu ‘Widespread’ in Rhode Island
Rhode Island health officials warn the flu is now "widespread" in the state, WPRI reports. The Rhode Island Department of…
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Massachusetts Health Officials Looking for Post-Drug-Use Monitoring Sites
Massachusetts public health officials are interested in finding organizations that can set up facilities to monitor people after illicit drug use. They…
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Massachusetts Minimum Wage Increasing Again in 2020
At the start of the new year, minimum wage workers in Massachusetts will see a slight pay raise. In June 2018, Massachusetts…
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Vermont LGBTQ+ Rural Literary Magazine Honoring Poet Who Decried Indian Attack on White Settlement
A Vermont literary magazine highlighting "rural LGBTQ+ and [people of color] voices" is offering a prize honoring the memory of…
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Maine A-La-Carte Cable Law Blocked by Federal Judge
A new state law in Maine mandating that cable companies offer a-la-carte service has encountered a major setback in court.…
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Bernie Sanders Wins Endorsement of Large Left-Wing Group — Over Elizabeth Warren
Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders won a major endorsement by an organization claiming to represent more than 1 million progressives in…
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Weld, Patrick To Top 2020 Massachusetts Presidential Primary Ballots
When Massachusetts holds its presidential primary elections on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, two former Massachusetts governors will be the first names on…
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Charlie Baker on Trump Impeachment: Neither For Nor Against
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is declining to take a side on the U.S. House of Representatives' impeaching President Donald Trump,…
