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Massachusetts Has Lowest Redemption Rate of All Bottle Bill States

When it comes to the 10 states in the country that have bottle bills, Massachusetts stands out. The Bay State has the lowest redemption rate, at 38 percent of eligible bottles, according to Waste Dive. The Massachusetts five-cent deposit applies to carbonated soft drinks, beer, malt beverages, and sparkling water

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Here’s Why Karen Spilka Didn’t Allow Third-Trimester Down Syndrome Abortions In Senate Abortion Bill

When it comes to abortion, the Massachusetts Senate and Massachusetts House of Representatives have a disagreement. Should it be legal to have an abortion after 24 weeks in Massachusetts in cases of severe fetal anomalies?

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Massachusetts House Wants To Expand Lottery

The Massachusetts House of Representatives broke for recess on Wednesday evening with more than 750 amendments to its $3.8 billion economic development bill still waiting to be voted on. However, a provision that would expand access to the Massachusetts lottery had passed.

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Gas Prices Continue To Drop In Massachusetts

At this time one month ago, gas exceeded $5 per gallon, on average, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ($5.045 per gallon). That's no longer the case.

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Michelle Wu Endorses Maura Healey For Governor of Massachusetts

Boston mayor Michelle Wu is a fan of Democratic attorney general Maura Healey. Wu endorsed Healey, the only Democrat running for governor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in this election cycle, on Friday.

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Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Candidate Wants To Replace ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ With ‘Parent 1’ and ‘Parent 2’ On All State Documents

Should state documents use the words "mother" and "father"? Or should the Commonwealth of Massachusetts stop using the terms and instead use a gender-neutral alternative?

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Pro-Bernie Organization Doesn’t Want Joe Biden To Seek Re-Election

RootsAction has a message for President Joe Biden: don't run for president again. The progressive organization, which supported the presidential bids of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) in both 2016 and 2020, does not think that Biden is doing a good job as president.

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Elizabeth Warren Wants To Let 16-Year-Olds Pre-Register To Vote

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) wants people already registered to vote by the time their 18th birthday comes around. The senator filed a bill called the Youth Voting Rights Act at the start of the week. It would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote. That way, they&