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Will Free Menstrual Products Bill Result In Tampons In Boys’ Bathrooms In Schools?
Should there be free tampons in boys' bathrooms in Massachusetts public schools? There could be under a new proposal supported by many Democrats on Beacon Hill.
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Spent More Than $1.5 Million On Abortion In 2020
What do Massachusetts taxpayers pay for? Roads, police, public schools, and … abortion?
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Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate Bret Bero Has Given Money To Massachusetts Republicans In Recent Years
He may be running for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts as a Democrat, but he has given money to some Republicans in the Bay State over the years. Babson College lecturer Bret Bero is one of two Democrats running for lieutenant governor along with state Representative Tami Gouveia (D-Acton). While Gouveia
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Andrew Lelling Doesn’t Expect Rachael Rollins To Be A Radical U.S. Attorney
Andrew Lelling served as the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts when Donald Trump was president of the United States. However, the Republican isn't worried that a progressive like Suffolk County district attorney Rachael Rollins will run the office in hard-left fashion now that President Joe Biden nominated her
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No Ranked-Choice Voting In Amherst This November
Will the town of Amherst use ranked-choice voting in its November election? No. While members of the town council support the idea, it's not on their agenda for this year.
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Maine To Implement Online Voter Registration
Soon enough, people will be able to register to vote online in Maine. The state's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, signed a bill that will create a "secure online portal" for people to use to register, as The Associated Press reports.
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Charlie Baker Will Pick Rachael Rollins’s Replacement As Suffolk County District Attorney
President Joe Biden's administration nominated Rachael Rollin, the left-leaning district attorney of Suffolk County, to serve U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. The question now is: who will replace her, if the U.S. Senate confirms her?
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At Least Four Massachusetts Public School Districts Recommend Children’s Book Comparing ‘Whiteness’ To The Devil
Is whiteness the Devil? There is a children's book that makes that reference, and several Massachusetts public school districts want elementary schoolers to read it.