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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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U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Salem) does not think males, including males who identify as transgender, should compete in women's sports. Moulton says he thinks the Democratic Party has moved too far to the left on various issues and worries that it is alienating people who may otherwise
Maura Healey
Four public universities in Massachusetts recently announced a free tuition program that covers illegal immigrants. The four University of Massachusetts undergraduate campuses — UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Darmouth, and UMass Lowell — announced that they will cover tuition and mandatory fees at University of Massachusetts campuses for undergraduate students from households
Diana DiZoglio
By Bruce Mohl CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts state auditor Diana DiZoglio's ballot question giving her office the power to audit the state Legislature cruised to a jaw-dropping victory on Tuesday, but with that hurdle out of the way she now faces additional challenges as the campaign enters a new
Diana DiZoglio
Let's take a moment to praise a Democrat who thinks for herself — and isn't a puppet for the people who wield all of the power on Beacon Hill. Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio led the effort to get Question 1 on the ballot in Massachusetts this November.
transgender athletes
A male transgender-identifying runner competed at the Maine Class C state championship girls' cross-country meet this past weekend. Soren Stark-Chessa, a junior at Maine Coast Waldorf School, finished third (19:08.82) out of 81 runners on the girls' side. Stark-Chessa ran the course about 30 seconds behind
ken sweezey
A former Pembroke selectman who has backed benefits for illegal immigrants is running for state representative. Democrat Becky Coletta is running against Pembroke Republican Ken Sweezey in the Sixth Plymouth District.
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By Michael Jonas CommonWealth Beacon Donald Trump has made significant inroads among several traditional Democratic Party constituencies, cutting into Democratic margins among black and Hispanic voters. A new paper looking at his gains among Hispanic voters puts forward a provocative argument to explain some of that movement.
ken sweezey
A Democratic candidate for state representative on the South Shore says she's against Massachusetts Question 5, which differs from a stance she took the last time she ran for a seat in the state legislature. Former Pembroke selectman Becky Coletta, who is running for state representative in the