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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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Democracy is on the ballot in November 2024, according to U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem). Moulton recently said that he thinks Democrats winning the U.S. House is vital, as it could serve as a check on former President Donald Trump if he wins the 2024 presidential election.
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The Massachusetts Republican Party is urging people not to vote for one of its state committee candidates this upcoming Super Tuesday election on March 5. The MassGOP wants people to vote against Lori Kauffman, a Boston resident running for GOP state committeewoman in the First Suffolk District, because Kauffman has
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A Brazilian man who used to live in New Bedford received a 10-year prison sentence in federal court in Boston for illegal re-entry earlier this week. The man, 52-year-old Walter Gomes DaSilva, is currently serving a 25 years-to-life prison sentence imposed in Massachusetts state court for a 2016 murder conviction,
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's proposal to give municipalities the opportunity to raise certain taxes is driven at least in part by the current migrant crisis, the leader of the Massachusetts Republican Party said. A NewBostonPost reporter asked MassGOP chairman Amy Carnevale if she thinks the fiscal impact migrants
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A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts recently said the federal Supreme Court got it wrong when it overturned Roe v. Wade. Cryptocurrency lawyer John Deaton made the statement while slamming the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is not happy with Congress right now. Given the influx of people entering the country via the southern border, including illegal immigrants, Healey says she wants to see a federal solution to the problem.
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The opportunity was there if the KIPP Academy girls' basketball team wanted it, but the team did not take it. School officials haven't publicly said why.
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A girl won her second straight high school wrestling state championship in Maine this past weekend. Maddie Ripley, a senior at Oceanside High School (Rockland, Maine), won the 113-pound weight class for Class B. The state championship meet was held in Rumford, Maine, according to Yahoo News.