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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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Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey has picked up support from a gun control organization. Giffords PAC, founded by former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona), has endorsed Healey in her campaign for governor of Massachusetts, according to Politico.
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The number of reported monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now up to seven. An adult man, who recently traveled out of the country, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, June 15, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The department has not released any more
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Maura Healey could be the next governor of Massachusetts. The Democratic attorney general announced her run for governor in January and started putting out her policy agenda in late May. Polls say she's the frontrunner, not only in the Democratic primary but in the general election, too.
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren isn't happy that the federal Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade when ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health at some point in the next couple of weeks. It's expected that five of the nine justices will vote
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The season may come to an end for the Boston Celtics on Thursday. The Celtics, who face the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association Finals, trail the series 3-2.
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By Richie Malouf The Center Square
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If incumbent president Joe Biden seeks re-election in 2024, he will have support from a prominent self-described democratic socialist. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) recently said that if Biden runs for president again then Sandwrs won't make another bid for the White House.
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Former Congressman Bruce Poliquin won his party's nomination for the U.S. House seat in Maine's Second Congressional District on Tuesday. Poliquin, who served from 2015 to 2019, defeated fellow Republican Liz Caruso, a Caratunk selectman, in the primary 61 percent to 39 percent, according to