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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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Voting rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers want to expand voting access in future elections in Massachusetts, as they did with 2020 elections amid the coronavirus pandemic. But would the changes lead to a less informed electorate?
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Will Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) end up in President Joe Biden's administration? On Monday this week, Biden said that he will fill vacancies on the Board of Governors for the U.S. Postal Service. It's the independent agency that selects the postmaster general. The current
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David Ismay is under fire again for yet another remark he made during a Zoom call appearance January 25 with the Vermont Climate Council. Ismay, the undersecretary for Climate Change under Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, told the group that "something has to give" in regard to the state&
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Tom Brady didn't bet on the Super Bowl game he played in, but he gave his teammates an idea of how they could make a lot of money on it. At 43 years old, Brady isn't the most mobile quarterback, so his idea was for he
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In the coming weeks, Rhode Island's current lieutenant governor expects to pick a new lieutenant governor, as state officials anticipate current governor Gina Raimondo will join President Joe Biden's administration as the U.S. Commerce secretary. On Tuesday, February 9, the state released a list of
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A fisherman in Maine caught a rare yellow lobster this week and donated it to the University of New England's Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center on the school's Biddeford campus. A press release from the university says that the school will use the lobster, named
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Do coronavirus vaccines sometimes go to waste in Massachusetts? Yes, they do, CBS Boston reports. As of Friday, February 5, 1,272 vaccines had been wasted: 1,096 from Moderna and 176 from Pfizer, the state told the station. That means the state discarded the vaccine before it received use.
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A handful of mostly Republican lawmakers in Massachusetts want the state's governor to fire David Ismay, the state undersecretary for climate change. Eight representatives signed a letter to Governor Charlie Baker saying that he needs to immediately dismiss Ismay from his administration in the wake of comments Ismay