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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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West Nile Virus is in the city of Boston this year. The virus, carried by mosquitos, was found in a mosquito sample from Jamaica Plain collected on July 14, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. The Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory that conducted the test, as WHDH reports.
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If you're from Haiti and you're not supposed to be in the United States, then U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) doesn't want you deported. Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated last week. As a result, Pressley was among a group of Congressmen who
Around New England
There is bipartisan support for voter ID in the State House. While Massachusetts Republicans are working on getting a voter ID question on the November 2022 ballot, state Representative Colleen Garry (D-Dracut) filed legislation earlier this year (H.792) to require voters to present a photo ID to vote.
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With housing, the school's sticker price is more than $75,000 per school year. That means a bachelor's degree could cost over $300,000. So what can one learn at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts?
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State Representative Jon Santiago (D-South End) dropped out of the Boston mayoral race on Tuesday morning via Twitter. The Santiago campaign lagged far behind in the polling. In a late June poll put out by The Boston Globe, Santiago was in fifth place with 5 percent support. Meanwhile, the frontrunners
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Most guns are no longer allowed on school property in Rhode Island. The state's Democratic governor, Dan McKee, signed the Harold M. Metts School Safety Act of 2021 into law on Monday, July 12. It prevents people from bringing guns onto school property. The law includes exceptions for
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Was the 2020 presidential election stolen from President Donald Trump? U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton) says no. But he thinks that the Republican Party will try to steal the next two presidential elections.
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Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton), like many of his colleagues, thought that the Democratic Party would have done better in the November 2020 general election. While the Democratic Party held onto its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the party lost 13 seats while Republicans gained 14, as U.