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Massachusetts Senate Bill Would Provide In-State Tuition To Illegal Immigrants
Should Massachusetts make college tuition cheaper for illegal immigrants? One bill (SD.81) recently filed in the Massachusetts Senate would make it happen.
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Andrea Campbell Takes Office Next Week As Massachusetts Attorney General
Former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell is set to become the attorney general of Massachusetts next week. Campbell, a Democrat, defeated Republican Party state committeeman Jay McMahon of Bourne 63 percent to 37 percent in the November 2022 general election.
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Maura Healey Told Progressive Group She Backs State-Level Single-Payer Health Care
What does Maura Healey think of single-payer healthcare? It never came up during her 2022 campaign for governor of Massachusetts, but in the past, she told a left-of-center advocacy group that she supports it.
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Massachusetts Sees Slight Payroll Tax Cut To Start 2023
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Bernie Sanders Worried That Democrats Are Losing Working-Class Voters
Which political party is the party of the working class? U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) thinks that the Democratic Party is better for working people than the Republican Party. However, Sanders worries that his party is not doing enough to appeal to these voters.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Instates Mask Mandate
Mask mandates still exist in 2023. The Cape Cod National Seashore reinstated a mask mandate in all of its buildings last week, regardless of one's vaccination status.
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Tussle for Leadership of Massachusetts GOP May Help Define Its Direction
A largely behind-the-scenes campaign to lead the Massachusetts Republican Party culminates in a vote for party chairman this weekend that may help decide where the undermanned GOP goes from here. The Massachusetts State Republican Committee plans to meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 3.
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Massachusetts Bill Could Result In Schools Putting Tampons In Boys’ Bathrooms
Should boys' bathrooms in Massachusetts public schools offer free tampons? That may happen under a proposal on Beacon Hill.