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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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Former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) may run for governor of Massachusetts in 2022, incumbent Republican governor Charlie Baker may seek a third term, but what about lieutenant governor Karyn Polito? Could she make a run for the post?
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Two Republican members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives filed an amendment on Tuesday designed to make sure that babies who are born alive following an attempted abortion have guaranteed access to lifesaving medical treatment. State Representative Alison Sullivan (R-Abington), and state Representative Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) filed the born-alive amendment
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President Donald Trump got one of Maine's four electoral votes on Monday. Former vice president Joe Biden took three of the four electoral votes. Biden got two for winning the popular vote statewide and another for winning the state's First Congressional District in southern Maine.
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At least two Democrats want to run for governor in Massachusetts in 2022. The latest name to surface is Danielle Allen, the director of Harvard's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. Allen formed an exploratory committee with the state's Office of Campaign and Political Finance on
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New Hampshire's Republican governor Chris Sununu wants his constituents to wear a mask. Sununu, who issued a statewide mask mandate last month, said the death of the state's Republican House Speaker, Dick Hinch, is an example of why people should wear masks. Hinch reportedly did not
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If enacted, the proposed abortion amendment on the state budget bill would eliminate the current requirement in state law for a 16-year-old or 17-year-old girl seeking an abortion in Massachusetts to get the consent of a parent or a judge. How do Bay Staters feel about that? A recent Suffolk/
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The Lowell Sun recently put out an editorial piece calling for American immigrants to learn English and received sharp backlash online for it — including from members of the mainstream media in Massachusetts. In the editorial titled "New arrivals, your job is to learn English," the Sun argued that
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Former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) may end up running for governor in 2022. The Republican has been reaching out to political allies about potentially primarying Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker, who may seek a third term.