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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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The governor of Pennsylvania plans to visit the Granite State next month. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is slated to appear as the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's annual convention next month; it is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 30 in Bedford, New Hampshire,
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is no fan of former President Donald Trump. Sununu wants the Republican Party to nominate someone else for president. He recently contented that with Trump at the top of the ticket, Republicans will suffer nationwide.
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The federal government will spend nearly $2 million to house newly-arrived migrant families in Massachusetts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making the expenditure so the Bay State can expand shelter and transportation services for these migrants, Governor Maura Healey's administration announced.
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) plans to visit a neighboring state this week. Sanders is scheduled to speak at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday, August 26, according to WMUR. The time of the event has not yet been
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Catholic schools in central Massachusetts will be expected to reject transgender identity and homosexuality this upcoming school year. The Diocese of Worcester issued new policies regarding sexuality and transgender identity this week. Bishop Robert McManus, the bishop of Worcester, approved the plan in late June.
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President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary polling. Biden has 65 percent support among Democrats, according to an Emerson College poll released this week. That's a 53-point advantage over environmental attorney and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (12 percent) and
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) is scheduled to give her thoughts on "wokeness" this week. The progressive is scheduled to appear on Keller at Large with John Keller on CBS Boston at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, August 20, according to MASSterList, an email newsletter created by
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The city of Boston plans to start putting tampons in men's bathrooms at six of its public libraries next month. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement announced the launch of their Menstrual Equity pilot in partnership with the Boston