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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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It isn't November 3 yet, but more than one million Bay Staters have already voted. As of the end of Tuesday, 1,001,275 ballots had been completed and returned — whether that was through the mail, via a local drop box, or voting early in-person. That's
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Should illegal immigrants be able to drive? Some politicians think so. Some don't. Environmental groups have been silent on the matter — and remain so this week, after being asked the question by New Boston Post.
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Jared Valanzola has spent many years around local politics and wants to use that experience at a higher level in the county. The 32-year-old has served on Rockland's planning board since 2015, and has been on a pair of school building committees in town. He is the vice
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If former vice president Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidential election, he might want to take Charlie Baker with him to the nation's capital. Biden's transition team is vetting several Republicans to potentially serve in cabinet positions, if Biden wins the election. A few names mentioned
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A former Democratic presidential candidate came out in favor of the ranked-choice voting ballot initiative in Massachusetts recently. Andrew Yang, best known for his support for a universal basic income of $1,000 a month for all adults in the United States, is also a supporter of ranked-choice voting.
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Congressman Bill Keating (D-Bourne) is not happy that Amy Coney Barrett may be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, but his challengers are accusing him of hypocrisy. Keating debated his two opponents — Brewster resident and pro-life independent Mike Manley and Republican Helen Brady of Concord — on WCAI's
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U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) fended off a primary challenger from his left in Massachusetts's First Congressional District on September 1 — with more than a little financial support from some big companies. Neal, who won the primary with 58.6 percent of the vote to his opponent&
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Vice President Mike Pence went to northern New England on Monday to campaign. Pence went up to Dysart's Service Center in Hermon, Maine. It's part of Penobscot County near Bangor, according to WABI-TV.