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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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Former congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-Newton) wants NAACP Boston president Tanisha Sullivan to be the next Secretary of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts. Kennedy endorsed the Democrat over the longtime incumbent she is primarying: Bill Galvin.
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President Joe Biden isn't popular in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The president has a 41 percent approval rating while 48 percent say they disapprove of him, according to the latest Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll.
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Should illegal immigrants be eligible for driver's licenses in Massachusetts? Republicans in the state legislature are against it. But so are a small number of Democrats.
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By Casey Harper The Center Square
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The Fraternal Order of Police in Maine is taking a bipartisan approach to its endorsements. The largest police officer union in Maine, which represents about 800 of the state's 2,200 police officers, announced a pair of endorsements on Monday, July 25.
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U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) has weighed in on the race to be the next lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Neal is backing state Senator Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow) in the three-way Democratic primary for the post.
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If you want to find a book that seeks to normalize abortion to children at a public library, going to Boston isn't your only option. The book What's An Abortion, Anyway? by Carly Manes and Mar Erazo is available in 11 of the 26 public libraries
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) wants U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) to serve another term. The self-described democratic socialist from Vermont endorsed the self-described democratic socialist from New York on Twitter over the weekend.