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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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One vote did not make the difference in the 2020 presidential election in Massachusetts, but it gave former vice president Joe Biden the edge in a pair of towns. Ultimately, Biden took the towns of Sutton and Webster, Massachusetts by one vote apiece. Biden received 3,042 votes to Trump&
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Pro-lifers who oppose a version of the proposed ROE Act abortion expansion bill have been going out in public and making their voices heard as of late. One event took place in the rain outside of the Massachusetts State House over the weekend and a few occurred in Billerica in
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Soon, you may no longer need a government-issued license to conduct natural hair braiding for pay in Massachusetts. An amendment to the state budget bill would change the state's requirements.
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Once enemies, the United States and the United Kingdom have been allies for generations. Will that alliance improve with stronger trading relations as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union? Or will ancillary issues get in the way?
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had his Brookline house broken into on Monday morning, as ESPN reports. Brady still owns a house in Massachusetts from his time playing for the New England Patriots.
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The state with the highest rate of new daily coronavirus case is the smallest one in the country. Rhode Island now tops the list with 110.3 new daily cases per 100,000 people, as Newport Buzz reports. It is the only New England state to rank in the top-10
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is popular in the state, according to a recent approval rating poll released by MassInc. However, that approval rating varies depending on party affiliation. Baker had a 68 percent approval rating overall with 23 percent disapproving of him. That approval rating was highest among Democrats and
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Sara Gideon is no longer Speaker of the House in Maine. Rather, Maine now has the youngest House Speaker in the country. That position now goes to Ryan Fecteau, a 28-year-old openly homosexual Democrat, as CNN reports. Maine swears in new members of the legislature in early December, unlike Massachusetts,