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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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Many Democrats in Congress want to lift or raise the cap on the State and Local Tax Deduction — but not U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge). As a result of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, an individual can only deduct $10,000 of state income tax
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Will New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu run for U.S. Senate next year? He'll make the announcement soon.
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If you donate to state Representative Mark Cusack (D-Braintree), you may be buying him a beer — or a drink of some sort. Cusack's campaign finance reports filed with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance show that he frequents bars and restaurants that serve alcohol with campaign
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Should Boston Public Schools have police officers in them? Michelle Wu, the city's mayor-elect, says no.
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Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine won't be the next mayor of Stamford, Connecticut. The independent lost a tight mayoral race to a Democratic incumbent. Valentine got 14,060 votes (47.5 percent). Meanwhile, the Democrat in the race, Caroline Simmons, got 15,565 votes (52.5
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More than 2,000 people employed by Mass General Brigham might not have a job as of Friday. That's because a federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction in a case challenging the Mass General Brigham coronavirus vaccine mandate's medical and religious exemptions.
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U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) doesn't think the United States is in a position to tell other countries what to do on environmental issues. He thinks the country needs to do better on the issue themselves before it can tell others what to do.
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Former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) had his strongest fund-raising to date last month in his run for governor of Massachusetts. The Republican, who got the endorsement of former President Donald Trump last month, raised $48,995.97 last month, according to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance.