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Inflation Marker Rose Again In March 2023
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Five Pieces of Pork In The Proposed Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
Massachusetts state legislators are working on a budget for fiscal year 2024 — and it's huge. With more than $56.2 billion in the proposed House budget (H.3900) and various non-monetary provisions, the state continues its trend of avoiding restraint in favor of massive budgets and massive spending.
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Former MassGOP Chairman Says It’s Time To Move On From Trump
At least one former Massachusetts Republican Party chairman does not support former president Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid. Jennifer Nassour, who served as chair of the MassGOP from 2009 to 2011, does not want 2024 to be a 2020 re-match.
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Bernie Sanders Won’t Run For President Again
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) says he won't run for president again. The self-described democratic socialist, who pursued the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, said he has no plans to run a third time.
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RFK Jr. Trails Biden By 43 Points, Poll Shows
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has some support in the Democratic presidential primary. Kennedy received 19 percent support in the latest Fox News primary poll released this week; that put him in a distant second place behind President Joe Biden, who had 62 percent in the poll. That'
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Gun Control A Massachusetts Legislature Priority This Session
What type of domestic policy will the Massachusetts legislature try to enact this session? Gun control is one of those priorities, according to Politico.
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New Hampshire Union Won’t Endorse Joe Biden — Yet
President Joe Biden announced his re-election bid on Tuesday, but one New Hampshire union is not ready to endorse him. New Hampshire State Employees' Association/SEIU Local 1984 issued a statement calling for a competitive Democratic primary
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Katherine Clark Says Males Competing In Girls’ Sports Is Not A Problem In Massachusetts
The United States House of Representatives voted to prevent males from competing in girls' sports last week. None of the nine U.S. Representatives from Massachusetts supported the measure.