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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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After the Super Tuesday elections held in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Republican Party's state committee looks a little different. Republican voters across the Bay State selected 80 state committee members to work with the party over the next four years — one man and one woman from each state senate
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Elizabeth Warren didn't win many delegates, and she didn't win any states. But she did pile up some endorsements along the way. Warren didn't endorse any of the three remaining Democrats running for president when she dropped out of the race Thursday, but some
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Elizabeth Warren had an unprecedented night on Super Tuesday. The Democrat did not win any of the day's 14 presidential primary contests, including the one held in Massachusetts. Instead, Warren — the state's sitting senior U.S. senator — finished third in the Bay State behind former Vice
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When early voting in Massachusetts began last week, Democrats had eight active presidential candidates to choose from. As of Super Tuesday, that number was down to five.
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On Super Tuesday, names like Donald Trump and Bill Weld will appear on the Republican Party ballot in Massachusetts, but depending on where you live, so will names like Geoff Diehl, Myles Heger, Shawn Dooley, and Mark Townsend. No, they're not running for president. They're hoping
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Elizabeth Warren has not won a state yet in the Democratic presidential primary, and she might not win even her own state tomorrow. A recent WBUR poll had the Massachusetts senator trailing Bernie Sanders in the Bay State. The poll showed Sanders with 25 percent support and Warren with 18
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Thin-film plastic bags common in grocery stores and drug stores are on the chopping block in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Senate unanimously approved a ban on thin-film plastic bags earlier this week. Under the proposal, stores would have to offer recyclable bags instead of so-called single-use plastics. (The measure
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The math favors Bernie Sanders — not Elizabeth Warren — in Massachusetts, according to one recent poll. The latest WBUR poll found Sanders leading among likely Democratic voters in Massachusetts. Among them, 25 percent said they would vote for Sanders, an 8 point lead over Warren (17 percent). After them, former South