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Socialist Announces Bid For Massachusetts Auditor
Another candidate has jumped into the race to be the next State Auditor of Massachusetts. Weymouth resident Nick Giannone, 46, announced his run on social media last week. He is the founder of the Workers Party of Massachusetts, a socialist party that is an official political designation in the Commonwealth.
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Mitt Romney Says He Will Vote For Ketanji Brown Jackson For U.S. Supreme Court
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney plans to vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Republican U.S. senator from Utah put out a statement explaining his support on Monday, April 4.
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Worcester Catholic School Says It Will Continue Flying Black Lives Matter, Pride Flags
The administration at Nativity School in Worcester recently said that the school will continue to fly a Black Lives Matter and pro-homosexuality pride flag at its school despite Worcester Bishop Robert McManus demanding they be taken down. The school put out a statement on Sunday, April 3 addressing the matter.
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Ed Markey Gets Fourth Coronavirus Shot
U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) got another coronavirus vaccine on Friday, April 1. It was the senator's fourth coronavirus shot. It was his second booster shot.
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Scott Brown Says He’ll Run For Office Again
Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) isn't done with politics just yet. Brown, 62, says that he sees himself running for public office again — but not right now.
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Elizabeth Warren Still Pushing For Student Loan Debt Cancellation
President Joe Biden doesn't support student loan debt cancellation, and neither does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. However, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) does, and she continues pushing for it to happen.
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Maura Healey Backs Physician-Assisted Suicide
If Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey is the next governor of the Commonwealth, physician-assisted suicide could become legal. The Democrat, who had never weighed in on the issue until this week, came out in favor of it in an interview with GBH Radio.