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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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Elections are back to normal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — for now. This is the case as of July 1, 2021, as State House News Service reports. Back in March, Governor Charlie Baker extended mail-in voting for municipal elections until June 30. However, he didn't extend it further
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Massachusetts Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons understands that the votes don't exist in the Massachusetts Legislature to enact voter ID in the Commonwealth. However, Lyons and other Republicans believe that there is enough support for voter ID in the state to make it happen — through the ballot box.
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Former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) filed with the Massachusetts Office of Political Campaign and Finance on Tuesday morning. Diehl now has a campaign account for his run for governor. He announced his run on Sunday afternoon, as NewBostonPost reported first.
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Paul LePage could be back. The Republican, who served as governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019, will run again in 2022. LePage plans to challenge incumbent Democrat Janet Mills, as The Center Square reports.
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Former Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo may no longer be an elected official, but that hasn't stopped him from spending campaign funds. DeLeo, 71, stepped down from his position as the House Speaker and state representative from the 19th Suffolk District in late December 2020, less than two
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What does U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) think of the Hyde Amendment? For years, that was unclear.
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One of the least populated states in the country is leading the way in something. The state which ranks 49th in population is first in coronavirus vaccination rate. Over the weekend, Vermont became the first state to surpass the 80 percent threshold, according to Yahoo News.
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Comedian Bill Cosby was freed from prison last week after a Pennsylvania court overturned his sexual assault conviction. So what's next for Cosby? He will likely spend some time in his Shelburne Falls home with his wife, Camille, as Boston.com reports.