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Boy Also Helped Massachusetts Girls' Volleyball Team Win State Title Last Year
While boys won girls' volleyball state championships in Massachusetts last year, it turns out that it wasn't the first time that it had happened.
Tom Joyce
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Olympian Criticizes Massachusetts for Letting Boys Play In Girls’ Sports
An Olympic silver medalist criticized Massachusetts for allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports after two boys helped teams win state titles in field hockey and volleyball, highlighting the state’s unique policy allowing boys on girls’ teams due to a 1979 court ruling.
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Goldwater Institute Sues University of Rhode Island Over Union-First Hiring Rule
Goldwater Institute sues the University of Rhode Island, saying its union-first hiring rule violates the First Amendment rights of a qualified applicant.
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Massachusetts Establishes Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day
Massachusetts has designated September 22 as Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. Lawmakers say the new law honors veterans lost to suicide and highlights ongoing mental health challenges.
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Five Reasons Boston Should Disband Its Reparations Task Force
Boston is spending $500,000 on a reparations study. Here are five simple reasons why the city should end the task force and focus on real problems facing residents.
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Boys Help Massachusetts Girls' Volleyball Team Win State Championship
Two boys helped lead the Oliver Ames girls’ volleyball team to a state championship, continuing Massachusetts’ unique policy allowing boys to compete on girls’ teams.
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Boy Helps Massachusetts Field Hockey Team Win Second Consecutive State Championship
A boy helped the Somerset Berkley girls' field hockey team win its second consecutive state championship, continuing a family legacy of dominance in the program.
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Maura Healey Names Male Transgender Activist To Massachusetts Women’s Commission
Governor Maura Healey has appointed a biologically male transgender activist to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, drawing criticism from a family values organization that says the move shifts the state further from recognizing biological sex.