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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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Billionaire businessman and former Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is putting some support behind Joe Biden in New Hampshire. NextGen New Hampshire, a chapter of a political group founded by Steyer, endorsed Biden on Wednesday. May 27. The organization will use its $1.5 million investment to help Biden in
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Massachusetts residents are visiting New Hampshire despite the coronavirus pandemic. New Hampshire's Republican Governor Chris Sununu would prefer they don't.
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Is what Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has been doing over the past two months legal? Among Baker's critics, some object on policy grounds, saying he's doing the wrong thing. Some also say he doesn't have the authority to do what he is doing.
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Massachusetts Republicans have sent Governor Charlie Baker a letter urging him to not listen to Democrats in the state who are telling him to keep the state's economy closed down amid the coronavirus pandemic. The letter, written by Jim Lyons, chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, is co-signed
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Around this time of year, normally there would be a lot of baseball being played in Massachusetts, but that is not the case in 2020. Now, the question is: will there be any baseball played in Massachusetts this year?
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At least one Maine official is encouraging the state's constituents to vote absentee this July. Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap would prefer if people cast their primary votes using absentee ballots instead of going and voting in person, according to the Associated Press.
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If Andrew Yang has it his way, U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch will not be representing Massachusetts's Eighth Congressional District next year. The former Democratic presidential candidate, best known for his universal basic income proposal, gave the thumbs up to Dr. Robbie Goldstein, the only person still running
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Two Massachusetts Democrats are running for a U.S. Senate seat, but it's hard to tell the difference between the two of them when it comes to issues. Incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey and his primary challenger U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III generally agree on