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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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Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha has announced what his office is calling the largest drug bust of counterfeit Adderall pills in United States history. In March, federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents found more than 660,000 fake Adderall pills containing meth at two locations in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
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Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) is sticking with the Republican ticket in the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire. Brown endorsed Republican nominee and U.S. Army veteran Don Bolduc in the general election; Bolduc is running against incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan.
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Does former President Donald Trump want to rig a presidential election in his favor? Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin says so; he made the claim in a primary campaign ad.
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Will U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) retain her seat in the United States Senate? She is the favorite to do so, according to a recently-released Emerson College poll. In it, Hassan leads her Republican opponent, U.S. Army veteran Don Bolduc, by 11 points (51 percent to 40
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) supports student loan debt cancellation. She took to Twitter to justify President Joe Biden's decision to cancel up to $10,000 of student loan debt ($20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) for those making up to $125,000 per year.
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What happens when two candidates tie in a primary in New Hampshire and neither of them wants a recount? That scenario played out this week. After the polls closed in Conway, New Hampshire on Tuesday, September 13, two Republican candidates for state representative each received 445 votes in New Hampshire
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Who is favored to win the race to be the next governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Election forecaster Sabato's Crystal Ball thinks the Democratic Party will win the seat. The election forecaster put Massachusetts in the safe Democratic category along with California, Illinois, New York, and Maryland.
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A majority of Massachusetts residents want to raise taxes on the state's wealthiest residents, according to a new poll. Fifty-six percent of Bay Staters say they plan to vote Yes on the so-called Fair Share Amendment, according to a newly released poll from The Boston Globe. It would