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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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If you drive through Marshfield or Pembroke, you might think that Ed Mazzuchelli is the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts. He's not — that's Kevin O'Connor, a lawyer who lives in Dover. But Mazzuchelli's lawn signs appear frequently alongside those of
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Does Senator Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) want to raise taxes? Yes. He wants to bring them back to Clinton-era levels, Markey said during a debate against Republican and Dover attorney Kevin O'Connor hosted by WGBH News on Monday night.
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Do you know how to spell Massachusetts? Someone involved with the state's Democratic Party might not. The Massachusetts Democratic Party reportedly had some Biden-Harris lawn signs produced and sold for $7 that say, "Paid For By The Massachsuetts Democratic Party" at the bottom of them, according
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is planning to show some support for former vice president Joe Biden up in New Hampshire this weekend. Sanders plans to hold a socially-distanced rally for Biden in Lebanon, New Hampshire at 3p.m. Saturday, October 3, at a location that had yet to be announced
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As of the start of this month, the minimum wage is slightly higher in Rhode Island than it was before. It is now $11.50 an hour, up from $10.50. This comes as the state's Democratic governor, Gina Raimondo, signed a bill increasing the minimum wage back
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Spike Cohen supports the Second Amendment. The self-described anarchist and vice-presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party sees himself as more pro-gun than the Republican Party. It's a point he emphasized during a three-hour appearance on Boston Common during which he spoke with about 20 people.
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) has a comfortable lead over her opponent in the upcoming November election, if you believe the polls. A recent UMass Lowell poll showed that Shaheen has a commanding 56 percent to 37 percent advantage over Republican Corky Messner, in part due to some
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Some mail-in ballots were rejected in the Massachusetts primary. Just how many? That figure is 17,872, the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office told CBS Boston. That means 1.72 percent of the ballots for those who voted by mail did not count.