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Jake Auchincloss Wants To Kill The Filibuster Over Abortion
Should the filibuster exist in the United States Senate? U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton) doesn't think so.
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Maine Democratic Convention Has Proof-of-Vaccination Requirement
Do you want to go to the Maine Democratic Convention in Bangor this weekend? The event, which is at Cross Insurance Center, will require proof of vaccination against coronavirus, as WABI reports.
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Joe Manchin Helped Overturn Roe v. Wade; Elizabeth Warren Helped Get Him Re-Elected
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade in a likely 5-4 decision next month, sending abortion law back to the states. The decision was made possible because then-President Donald Trump added three anti-Roe justices to the Supreme Court: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney
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Massachusetts Bookstore Selling Pro-Abortion Children’s Book To Fund Abortions
A bookstore in Greenfield, Massachusetts is selling a book designed to normalize abortion to children as young as eight years old and using the profits to fund abortions. The Imaginary Bookshop announced on Instagram its decision to sell the book What's An Abortion, Anyway. The bookstore also announced
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Charlie Baker Backs Increasing Taxpayer Funding Of Abortion By Millions
Should Massachusetts increase the amount that taxpayers spend to fund abortion? The state's governor thinks so.
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Ayanna Pressley Voices Support For Public Banking
Massachusetts does not have a state-owned bank. U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) wants that to change.
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UMass Poll Finds Majority Of Americans O.K. With Abortion Being Banned In At Least Some States
The majority of Americans are O.K. with abortion being illegal in at least some states, according to a UMass poll released earlier this week. The poll asked people what they think Congress should do in the wake of news that Roe v. Wade will likely be overturned next month.
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Massachusetts Gas Prices Hit Record High — Again
The price of a gallon of gasoline is now at a record high. A gallon of regular gas in the Bay State now averages $4.445 per gallon as of Wednesday, May 11, according to AAA. That breaks the previous record, which was set on Tuesday, May 10 ($4.427)