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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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Tax day was three months later than usual in Massachusetts because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it represented a unique opportunity for Bay Staters. People in Massachusetts had until July 15 to file their state and federal income tax returns. unless they requested an extension. In Massachusetts for calendar year
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Want to know what's going on with the proposed ROE Act abortion expansion bill? It's hard to say for sure. But the tea leaves suggest that it's not happening this year.
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There will be at least three candidates on the general election ballot in Massachusetts's Ninth Congressional District this upcoming November. They include the incumbent Democrat Bill Keating; Republican Helen Brady, who won her appeal after the ballot commission attempted to invalidate all of her signatures; and independent Mike
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Over the weekend, the state of Vermont had positive news on the coronavirus front. State officials reported that there haven't been any coronavirus deaths in the state for 30 days straight. There hasn't been a reported coronavirus death in the Green Mountain State since June 16,
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In the state of Maine, there could soon be a new area code. Earlier this month, Maine's Public Utilities Commission began to investigate the number of unused 207 area code numbers to see if they need another one. It found that the area code is "exhausted,"
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If elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Brookline resident Dave Cavell wants to make his team accessible to people in the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts. The Cavell campaign put out a press release on Thursday, July 16 announcing that Cavell wants to establish five traveling offices in
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One week from this Friday, the Boston Red Sox plan to open up their 2020 schedule. The Red Sox are set to face the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, July 24 at Fenway Park (7:30 p.m. start time) to kick off their planned 60-game regular season schedule. The length
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If you believe the polls, then Ed Markey probably won't be a sitting U.S. senator next year. The incumbent Democrat, who has been in the Senate since 2013, and in Congress since 1976, faces a tough primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton)