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Connecticut Governor Wants To Raise Gun Purchasing Age
How old should people have to be to buy a gun? Connecticut Government Ned Lamont wants his state to raise the age to purchase a firearm from 18 years old to 21 years old.
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Lenny Mirra-vs.-Kristin Kassner State Rep Race One of Several Massachusetts Elections Decided By One Vote
Are there a lot of close elections in Massachusetts? No.
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Massachusetts Bill Would Provide Free College For Illegal Immigrants
Should illegal immigrants be able to attend college free of charge in Massachusetts? A provision of a bill in the Massachusetts legislature would make it happen.
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Elizabeth Warren Won’t Endorse Kamala Harris For Re-Election Yet
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) wants to see President Joe Biden seek re-election. But what about Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris?
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Amy Carnevale Elected As Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Over Jim Lyons
The Massachusetts Republican Party has a new chairman. State committeewoman and lobbyist Amy Carnevale of Marblehead defeated Jim Lyons in the chairman race on Tuesday night. Carnevale defeated Lyons 37-34; only state committee members were able to vote in the race. Lyons had served as the chairman of the party
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Massachusetts House Bill Would Ban Child Sex Dolls
A bill on Beacon Hill seeks to outlaw sex dolls that look like children, something used by pedophiles across the United States. A proposal in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (HD.1269) filed by state Representative Alyson Sullivan-Almeida (R-Abington) would make the Bay State the fourth state in the country
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Ron DeSantis Leads Donald Trump In Hypothetical New Hampshire Presidential Primary
If Florida Governor Ron DeSantis were to run for president, he would have an edge over former President Donald Trump in the New Hampshire Republican primary. DeSantis leads Trump 42 percent to 30 percent in a hypothetical primary among likely New Hampshire primary voters, according to a recently-released University of
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Massachusetts Democratic State Rep Blasted Over Organ Donation For Prison Sentence Reduction Proposal
A Massachusetts state representative filed a bill that could reduce prison sentence lengths for inmates — and is receiving sharp backlash from progressives over her proposal. First-term state Representative Judith Garcia (D-Chelsea) is facing criticism from progressives for filing a bill titled "An Act To Establish The Massachusetts Incarcerated Individual