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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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Walmart is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and Massachusetts Democratic Attorney General Andrea Campbell is unhappy about it. Campbell joined 12 other Democratic state attorneys general in sending a letter to Walmart on Monday, expressing opposition to the company’s decision. Walmart is making many changes, according
State Government
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey wants to put a residency requirement on the state's right-to-shelter law -- after more than a year of resisting it.
Stephen Lynch
Most of the Massachusetts congressional delegation opposed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act this past week. If it becomes law, the Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes, like burglary, shoplifting, and larceny.
Massachusetts
Puppies and kittens under eight weeks old can no longer be sold in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed S.2908 into law on Wednesday, making that change.
Maura Healey
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey wants even more money for the state's emergency shelter system. On Monday, Healey proposed a $425 million supplemental spending bill to sustain Massachusetts's emergency assistance shelter program for the next six months. This program has been strained by increasing caseloads, mostly due
Amy Carnevale
The Massachusetts Republican Party is calling for a Cape Cod state legislator to resign, following the recent announcement by Barnstable police that the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts is investigating him and his campaign for possible criminal activity. "Representative Flanagan has repeatedly misled
David DeCoste
Massachusetts legislators are set to receive an 11 percent pay increase, but at least one state legislator is giving his pay raise away. State Representative David DeCoste (R-Norwell) says he will keep his promise to forgo pay raises and pension benefits.
Framingham
A Framingham elementary school plans to host an after-school club aimed at children who are attracted to members of the same sex or who identify with a gender that doesn't correspond to their sex in the new year. King Elementary School, which serves kindergarten through grade 5, announced