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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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The price of gasoline keeps getting more expensive in Massachusetts. Over the past week, it went up on average another 5 cents, as CBS Boston reports. That puts the average price of one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline up to $2.69 per gallon in the Bay State.
Around New England
What use is New Hampshire Motor Speedway this time of the year? In the summer months, it can host a NASCAR race every year, but around this time, it has served as a vaccination clinic. As of Monday, March 8, the state had been using the site in Loudon for
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If the U.S. Senate majority has its way, who will receive $1,400 stimulus checks from the federal government? U.S. citizens who earn less than $75,000 per year. This includes prisoners at the state and federal levels like murderers, rapists, and hard drug dealers. It also includes
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Will Charlie Baker seek a third term as governor of Massachusetts, or will lieutenant governor (and fellow Republican) Karyn Polito run for the state's top office? That remains unclear. Neither politician has announced plans for next year. Baker said last year that his answer to a third term
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It's high school football season in Massachusetts. Not only that, but there will be actual regular season high school football games played in Massachusetts this week.
Around New England
There are a few states from where you can come to Massachusetts now and no longer need to provide a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival or quarantine for two week. Over the weekend, the Bay State added three states to the lower-risk category that don't
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Bring people in to work in the United States to take jobs out of the United States. That's the approach some companies take when it comes to the H-1B visa program in Massachusetts.
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The majority of the country does not want it and neither does the majority of Congress. However, U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) and the majority of the U.S. House delegation representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts want to allow 16-year-old and 17-year-olds to vote in federal elections.