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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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Marrying under the age of 18 is now illegal in Rhode Island. The state's Democratic governor, Dan McKee, signed Rhode Island House Bill 5387 into law last week. Previously, the state would grant marriage licenses to 16- and 17-year-olds with consent from a parent or guardian. However, now
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker doesn't support the millionaire's tax that will most likely appear on the November 2022 ballot in Massachusetts. Why is that?
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The Massachusetts Republican Party's state committee has approved a version of a resolution designed to affirm acceptance of homosexuals in the party but is still wrangling over portions of it. The State Republican Committee met in person Wednesday night for the first time since the coronavirus emergency began.
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Are you in favor of an income surtax on millionaires? Some form of that question will most likely be on the November 2022 ballot in Massachusetts.
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Come back to in-person Sunday Mass, the Boston archdiocese now says. Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, has called on faithful Catholics to return to in-person Sunday Mass starting with the weekend of June 19-20.
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She worked for former President Donald Trump. Now she wants to run for Congress. Karoline Leavitt served as an assistant press secretary in the Trump administration. She is now considering running for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Hampshire's First District.
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How much should illegal immigrants who live in Massachusetts pay to go to a public college in the state? The same as U.S. citizens who live here, say some members of the Massachusetts Legislature.
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Massachusetts state Senator Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) might end up running for state auditor. The veteran member of the state Legislature has been considering the possibility, as WBSM reports.