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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.
Around New England
A construction worker who hung a Confederate flag at a Massachusetts Department of Transportation highway construction site in Fitchburg will not be fired but will undergo diversity training. The construction worker found the flag left on the side of the road and thought there would be no problem if he
Around New England
Harvard — and any other college in the United States — cannot give racial preferences in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning. The court ruled 6-2 and 6-3 in a pair of affirmative action cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v.
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If the presidential election in New Hampshire were held today, the incumbent would have the edge, according to the latest poll. President Joe Biden leads former President Donald Trump 49 percent to 40 percent in a hypothetical head-to-head poll recently released by Saint Anselm College Survey Center. Meanwhile, the result
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Massachusetts is the only state in America where no form of consumer fireworks are legal. A bill (H.3634) on Beacon Hill would amend the state's firework ban — by increasing the penalty and making it a crime to use fireworks in high-density areas.
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Illegal immigrants will be eligible to obtain driver's licenses in Massachusetts next week. Starting Saturday, July 1, 2023, the Work and Family Mobility Act, which became law last year, will make this change in license eligibility. Then-Governor Charlie Baker vetoed the proposal, but the veto was overridden by
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Should Massachusetts public schools that teach sex-ed be required to teach third-graders that they can change their gender? If Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's administration gets what it wants, it will happen.
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Former President Donald Trump plans to visit New Hampshire this week. Trump is attending the 76th annual Lilac Luncheon put together by the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women. The event is a fundraiser for the NH GOP Women's PAC. It is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday,
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Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie says he does not want a repeat of the 2020 presidential election. The Republican presidential nominee, appearing at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire on Thursday, June 22, said that he could give voters an alternative to a 2020 election rematch.