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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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U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) isn't endorsing incumbent Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin for another term. Instead, Pressley has endorsed his Democratic primary challenger: Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People.
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A bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate would expand access to doulas for Medicaid recipients, provided they know a thing or two about "chestfeeding." The bill (H.2372/S.1475) also has the first use of the term "chestfeeding" in the history of
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By Bethany Blankley The Center Square Contributor
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Should Massachusetts suspend the gas tax? State Senator Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow), a candidate for lieutenant governor, says he's open to the possibility.
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Would U.S. Labor Secretary and former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh run for president in the future? When asked about it this week, the Dorchester native didn't rule it out.
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By Casey Harper The Center Square
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Should it be fare-free to ride the MBTA? Massachusetts attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey's campaign team says that she's open to the idea.
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If Paul LePage serves another term as the governor of Maine, he says that pro-life policies would not be at the forefront of his agenda. LePage, who has previously described himself as pro-life, said he wouldn't seek to eliminate public funding for elective abortion in the state.