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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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A few thousand fully vaccinated Bay Staters have still gotten COVID-19. As of May 17, there had been 3,083 confirmed breakthrough cases of the virus in the state, according to MassLive. That means that 0.12 percent of fully vaccinated people had gotten the virus.
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President Joe Biden set a goal when it comes to the coronavirus vaccine, and each of the six New England states have met it. Biden's goal was that 70 percent of adults receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, 2021. As WCAX reported
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What's the biggest expense in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's proposed state budget? MassHealth.
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The Marshfield Fair will be back this year, organizers say. The fair normally takes place in August. The fair's board of directors voted this week to hold it once again this year, the Marshfield Fair announced on its Facebook page. This comes after the board cancelled the fair
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A member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council plans to run for state auditor next year. Eileen Duff of Gloucester, a Democrat who was first elected the Governor's Council in 2012, announced she will run for the position hours after incumbent Suzanne Bump announced she won'
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Massachusetts will elect a new state auditor in 2022. That's because incumbent Democrat Suzanne Bump says she won't run for a fourth term.
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Should there be a gun shop in Newton, Massachusetts? More than 9,500 people have signed onto a Change.org petition saying the city should not allow it to happen. Instead, they want to stop a new store called Newton Firearms before it opens.
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Back in early March, a Melrose resident filed to run for governor of Massachusetts. On Monday this week, however, he changed the purpose of his campaign account, according to the Massachusetts Office of Political Campaign and Finance. Now, Democrat Scott Donohue plans to run for lieutenant governor instead. That makes