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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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Massachusetts Department of Revenue commissioner Geoffrey Snyder has announced that state government revenue collections for October 2023 totaled $2.558 billion, which is $196 million (or 8.3 percent) more than actual collections in October 2022. However, the October 2023 figure is $186 million (or 6.8 percent) below the
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Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin wants voters who have not returned their mail-in ballots for next Tuesday's elections to return those ballots by hand, if possible. Galvin said mailing ballots this late is too risky, in a press release issued by his office. He noted
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Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arrested an illegal immigrant in Bourne who was convicted of homicide in Venezuela, federal officials said. The 38-year-old Venezuelan national had been living in state-provided migrant housing on Joint Base Cape Cod in Bourne. The arrest
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu may endorse Nikki Haley in the 2024 presidential primary. Sununu attended a town hall event for Haley in Londonderry on Thursday. At it, Haley asked "Are you ready to endorse me yet?"
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Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to appear at a fund raiser for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign in Boston next week. The event is set for Thursday, November 9; the time and location have not been made public.
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Under Governor Maura Healey's administration, race, gender, and sexual identity will be considered when issuing pardons and commutations, the governor's office announced this week. The administration says that its new clemency guidelines show a commitment to fairness and equity in the criminal justice system.
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently announced the sixth human case of West Nile virus in the state this year. The person exposed is a male in his 70s in Middlesex County.