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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 Maine governor Paul LePage hopes to earn a third term in office this November — and he wants to cut taxes, if elected. The 73-year-old Republican has expressed support for abolishing Maine's state income tax. This week, however, he criticized Democratic governor Janet Mills for using her state&
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Something happened in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday. What?
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Who is leading the race to be the next governor of Massachusetts? The answer, according to a poll released by the Fiscal Alliance Foundation this week: Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey. However, there are still plenty of undecideds in the race.
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A higher percentage of adults in Massachusetts identify as liberal than in any other part of the country. Research conducted by Stacker found that Massachusetts has the most self-identified liberals in America; 35 percent of Bay Staters call themselves liberal. That's an even higher percentage than Vermont, where
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) doesn't think elected officials should be allowed to buy and sell individual stocks. Warren expressed concern that politicians could make moves to make themselves rich under the current rules.
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President Joe Biden isn't as popular as he once was in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. While a majority of Bay State voters approve of the job he is doing as president, his support has taken a hit a little more than one year into his presidency.
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses. The House voted 120-36 to approve the bill (H 4461). Every Republican voted against it and a handful of Democrats opposed it as well.
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The former assistant majority leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives won't seek re-election this year. State Representative Joseph Wagner (D-Chicopee), 61, will not run for another term. Wagner has represented the Eighth Hampden District since 1991. The district covers part of Chicopee. He was the state'